Method and apparatus for controlling synchronous rectifiers of a power converter
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Mar 23, 2004
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Jan 30, 2003
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Jul 2, 2002
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Jul 5, 2001
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For use in a power converter having a power switch and a synchronous rectifier device coupled between input and output thereof, a control circuit, method of disabling a synchronous rectifier device and power converter employing the control circuit and method. In one embodiment, the control circuit includes a synchronous rectifier controller, coupled to the output of the converter and the synchronous rectifier device, that senses time derivative of the output voltage and disables the synchronous rectifier when derivative is negative and greater than a predetermined magnitude.
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