Efficient Power Supplies and Methods for Creating Such
First Claim
1. A rectifier controller circuit, the circuit comprising:
- a transistor, wherein one leg of the transistor is electrically coupled to a switch node of a power supply, and wherein the transistor is in parallel to a diode of the power supply;
a phase locked loop circuit, wherein the phase locked loop circuit receives a signal representing a voltage at the switch node, and wherein the phase locked loop circuit is operable to synchronize to a period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node;
a period counter, wherein the period counter divides the period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node into segments; and
a combinational logic circuit, wherein the combinational logic circuit is operable to turn the transistor on an assertion delay period after a first transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node, and to turn the transistor off before a second transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node based on the period counter.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention provide rectifier controllers, power supplies and methods for operating such. As one example, a rectifier controller circuit is disclosed that includes a transistor, a phase locked loop circuit, a period counter and a combinational logic circuit. One leg of the transistor is electrically coupled to a switch node of a power supply, and is in parallel to a diode of the power supply. The phase locked loop circuit receives a signal representing a voltage at the switch node, and is operable to synchronize to a period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node. The period counter divides the period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node into segments. The combinational logic circuit is operable to turn the transistor on an assertion delay period after a first transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node, and to turn the transistor off before a second transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node based on the period counter.
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1. A rectifier controller circuit, the circuit comprising:
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a transistor, wherein one leg of the transistor is electrically coupled to a switch node of a power supply, and wherein the transistor is in parallel to a diode of the power supply; a phase locked loop circuit, wherein the phase locked loop circuit receives a signal representing a voltage at the switch node, and wherein the phase locked loop circuit is operable to synchronize to a period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node; a period counter, wherein the period counter divides the period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node into segments; and a combinational logic circuit, wherein the combinational logic circuit is operable to turn the transistor on an assertion delay period after a first transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node, and to turn the transistor off before a second transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node based on the period counter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for improving efficiency in a non-synchronous power supply, the method comprising:
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providing a power supply, wherein the power supply includes; a voltage input electrically coupled to a switch node via a switch, wherein the voltage input supplies current to the switch node whenever the switch is closed; and a diode, wherein the diode is capable of supplying current to the switch node whenever the switch is open; providing a rectifier controller circuit, wherein the rectifier controller circuit includes; a transistor; a phase locked loop circuit; a period counter, and a combinational logic circuit; and electrically coupling the transistor in parallel to the diode, wherein one leg of the transistor is electrically coupled to the switch node; electrically coupling the phase lock loop circuit to the switch node, wherein the phase lock loop circuit is operable to synchronize to a period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node, and wherein the period counter divides the period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node into segments; and wherein the combinational logic circuit is operable to turn the transistor on an assertion delay period after a first transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node, and to turn the transistor off before a second transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node based on the period counter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A power supply, the power supply comprising:
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a voltage input, wherein the voltage input is electrically coupled to a switch node via a switch, a diode, wherein the diode is capable of supplying current to the switch node whenever the switch is open; a transistor, wherein one leg of the transistor is electrically coupled to the switch node, and wherein the transistor is in parallel to the diode; a phase locked loop circuit, wherein the phase locked loop circuit receives a signal representing a voltage at the switch node, and wherein the phase locked loop circuit is operable to synchronize to a period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node; a period counter, wherein the period counter divides the period of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node into segments; and a combinational logic circuit, wherein the combinational logic circuit is operable to turn the transistor on an assertion delay period after a first transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node, and to turn the transistor off before a second transition of the signal representing the voltage at the switch node based on the period counter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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