DC-to-DC converter providing high current and low voltage
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1. A DC-to-DC converter comprising:
- a synchronous rectifier converter, said synchronous rectifier converter comprising a buck converter;
the transformer of said synchronous rectifier converter employing less than five windings on the secondary of the transformer.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a DC-to-DC converter includes: a synchronous rectifier converter. The synchronous rectifier converter includes a buck converter. The transformer of the synchronous rectifier converter employs less than five windings on the secondary.
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18 Claims
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1. A DC-to-DC converter comprising:
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a synchronous rectifier converter, said synchronous rectifier converter comprising a buck converter;
the transformer of said synchronous rectifier converter employing less than five windings on the secondary of the transformer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a processor and a DC-to-DC converter;
the DC-to-DC converter capable of providing a load current above approximately 60 amps and a load voltage of approximately 1.5 volts to said processor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of producing a high current, low voltage direct current output signal comprising:
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applying a switching power signal to the primary of a transformer having a single winding on its secondary;
synchronously rectifying the power signal induced in the secondary of the transformer; and
smoothing the synchronously rectified signal using an output inductor having a single winding. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
adjusting the duty cycle of the switching power signal applied to the primary based, at least in part, on the voltage of the smoothed, synchronously rectified induced secondary power signal.
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17. The method of claims 16,
wherein the duty cycle is adjusted using a buck converter. -
18. The method of claim 17, and further comprising:
stepping down the primary voltage before application to buck converter.
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