Power supply
First Claim
1. A power supply comprising:
- primary-side circuitry having control circuitry and a primary, said control circuitry controlling operation of the power supply;
secondary-side circuitry having a secondary and measurement circuitry, wherein said primary and said secondary are inductively coupled to provide isolation protection;
isolation circuitry coupling the primary-side circuitry and the secondary-side circuitry, said isolation circuitry providing communication between said measurement circuitry and said control circuitry, said control circuitry configured to adjust operation of the power supply in response to communications from said measurement circuitry;
wherein said secondary-side circuitry includes switching circuitry;
wherein said measurement circuitry includes a voltage sensor, said measurement circuitry communicating a measured voltage to said control circuitry through said isolation circuitry, said control circuitry configured to vary a duty cycle of said drive waveform for said secondary-side switching circuitry as a function of said measured voltage; and
wherein said secondary-side current includes a switch driver electrically connected to said secondary-side switching circuitry, said control circuitry coupled to said switch driver through said isolation circuitry, whereby said control circuitry applies said drive waveforms for said secondary-side switching circuitry to said secondary-side switch driver.
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Abstract
A power supply to provide electrical power to one or more loads. The power supply may include a resonant air core transformer to provide an adjustable and adaptable source of power to electronic devices. The power supply may include isolated primary-side circuitry and secondary-side circuitry. The primary-side circuitry may include control circuitry that, among other things, provides drive waveforms for the primary-side switching circuitry. In embodiments configured to produce AC output, the secondary-side circuitry may also include switching circuitry. The primary-side control circuitry may provide drive waveforms for the secondary-side switching circuitry. The secondary-side circuitry may include measurement circuitry that measures the current and/or voltage of the output and provides those measurements to the control circuitry through isolation circuitry. The control circuitry may adjust the drive waveforms for the primary-side and/or secondary-side switching circuitry as a function of the measured values.
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16 Claims
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1. A power supply comprising:
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primary-side circuitry having control circuitry and a primary, said control circuitry controlling operation of the power supply; secondary-side circuitry having a secondary and measurement circuitry, wherein said primary and said secondary are inductively coupled to provide isolation protection; isolation circuitry coupling the primary-side circuitry and the secondary-side circuitry, said isolation circuitry providing communication between said measurement circuitry and said control circuitry, said control circuitry configured to adjust operation of the power supply in response to communications from said measurement circuitry; wherein said secondary-side circuitry includes switching circuitry; wherein said measurement circuitry includes a voltage sensor, said measurement circuitry communicating a measured voltage to said control circuitry through said isolation circuitry, said control circuitry configured to vary a duty cycle of said drive waveform for said secondary-side switching circuitry as a function of said measured voltage; and wherein said secondary-side current includes a switch driver electrically connected to said secondary-side switching circuitry, said control circuitry coupled to said switch driver through said isolation circuitry, whereby said control circuitry applies said drive waveforms for said secondary-side switching circuitry to said secondary-side switch driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power supply comprising:
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primary-side circuitry having control circuitry and a primary, said control circuitry controlling operation of the power supply; secondary-side circuitry having a secondary and switching circuitry, said primary and said secondary being inductively coupled via an air core, wherein said primary and said secondary are inductively coupled to provide isolation protection; and isolation circuitry coupling the primary-side circuitry and the secondary-side circuitry, said isolation circuitry providing communication between said primary-side circuitry and said secondary-side circuitry, said control circuitry adapted to provide drive waveforms for said secondary-side switching circuitry through said isolation circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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