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US 6,487,094 B1Granted
High efficiency DC-DC power converter
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsDaFeng Weng, Jinrong Qian
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Abstract
A DC-DC power converter in which the voltage across the main switch due to leakage inductance of the transformer is clamped and leakage energy of the transformer is recycled instead of being dissipated so as to improve operating efficiency.
Claims8
A DC-DC converter comprising,
- a voltage source cooperating with a first diode;
- a transformer comprising first and second primary windings and a secondary winding;
- said first primary winding being in series with a first capacitor, said first primary winding and said first capacitor being connected across said voltage source and said first diode, said first primary winding having a first leakage inductance;
- said transformer primary winding being in series with a second capacitor, said second primary winding and said second capacitor being connected across said voltage source and said first diode, said second primary winding having a second leakage inductance;
- a switch having a first terminal connected to terminals of said first primary winding and said first capacitor, said switch having a second terminal connected to terminals of said second primary winding and said second capacitor;
- said transformer having a magnetizing inductance providing a delivered output to said secondary winding, wherein the voltage across the switch due to leakage inductance of the transformer is clamped and the leakage energy of the transformer is recovered by charging said first and second capacitors and said delivered output by said magnetizing inductance instead of being dissipated so as to improve the circuit efficiency.
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