Method and system using a noise filter to drive synchronous rectifiers of an llc dc-dc converter

Abstract

An LLC power converter comprises a switching stage and a resonant tank, the switching stage configured to switch an input power at a switching frequency to apply a switched power to the resonant tank, and the resonant tank includes a resonant inductor, a resonant capacitor, and a parallel inductance. A transformer has a primary winding connected to the resonant tank and a secondary winding. A synchronous rectifier (SR) switch is configured to selectively switch current from the secondary winding to supply a rectified current to a load. An RC filter includes a filter capacitor and a filter resistor connected across the SR switch, with the filter capacitor defining a filter capacitor voltage thereacross. A rectifier driver is configured to drive the SR switch to a conductive state in response to the filter capacitor voltage being less than a threshold value.

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