Power circuit protection apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoun-ik Nam
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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoun-ik Nam
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A power circuit protection apparatus halting an operation of a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller when an abnormal state is generated due to an open or short in a secondary side winding of a transformer is provided. The apparatus includes: a transformer; an output unit which receives voltages output from the transformer, rectifies and smoothes the received voltage, and outputs the rectified and smoothed voltage; a PWM controller which receives the voltage output from the output unit and outputs a PWM signal with an adjusted duty cycle; a voltage sensing unit which senses voltages induced in the secondary side coils of the transformer; a blocking unit which blocks interference between sensed voltages and a first reference voltage; and a comparison unit which compares a variation value of the first reference voltage with respect to a second reference voltage and outputs a signal determining an on/off operation of the PWM controller.
A power circuit protection apparatus comprising:
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