US 12,445,059 B2
Synchronous switch driver with switched filter
Todd Martin Schaible, Orono, MN (US)
Assigned to AES Global Holdings PTE. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/187,992.
Prior Publication US 2024/0322700 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02M 3/33592 (2013.01) [H02M 1/0006 (2021.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power converter comprising:
a transformer comprising a primary winding and a secondary winding;
a first switch coupled with the secondary winding;
a filter circuit coupled with the first switch and comprising a resistor-capacitor (RC) filter coupled in series with a second switch, wherein a filter capacitor of the RC filter is coupled between a filter resistor of the RC filter and the second switch; and
a switch controller coupled with the first switch and the filter circuit and configured to:
sense a voltage across the first switch;
compare the voltage across the first switch with a voltage threshold; and
control a gate of the first switch and a gate of the second switch in response to the comparison of the voltage.