Claims
- 1. A synchronous rectifier with self gate drive circuit comprising,an inductor having a primary winding which serves as a source of drive energy for a zero voltage turn on transition of a main switch in a zero voltage switching power converter circuit, synchronous rectifier switch means having a control terminal with said control terminal of said synchronous rectifier switch means connected to said inductor, whereby said synchronous rectifier with self gate drive circuit derives energy and timing information for the turn on and turn off of said synchronous rectifier switch means from said inductor.
- 2. The synchronous rectifier with self gate drive circuit of claim 1 wherein said inductor has both a primary winding and a secondary winding and either said primary winding or said secondary winding is connected to said synchronous rectifier switch means.
- 3. The synchronous rectifier with self gate drive circuit of claim 1 wherein said inductor is instead coupled to said control terminal of said synchronous rectifier switch means through a capacitor.
- 4. A gate voltage and energy limiting circuit comprising,first switch means having a main terminal, a common terminal, and a control terminal, second complementary switch means having a main terminal, a common terminal, and a control terminal, with said common terminal of said second complementary switch means connected to said control terminal of said first switch means and with said control terminal of said second complementary switch means connected to said common terminal of said first switch means, control means having first and second terminals with said first terminal of said control means connected to said main terminal of said second complementary switch means and with said second terminal of said control means connected to said control terminal of said first switch means, whereby the voltage provided by said control means is divided between said complementary switch means and said first switch means thereby limiting the voltage applied to the control terminal of said first switch means and reducing the energy needed to control the turn on and turn off of said first switch means.
- 5. The gate voltage and energy limiting circuit of claim 4 wherein the connection between said control terminal of said second complementary switch means and said common terminal of said first switch means is broken and further comprising additional circuit elements connected between said common terminal of said first switch means and said control terminal of said second complementary switch means,whereby said additional circuit elements serve to increase the portion of said voltage of said control means allotted to said first switch means and reduce the portion of said voltage of said control means to said second complementary switch means.
- 6. The gate voltage and energy limiting circuit of claim 5 wherein said additional circuit elements comprise a zener diode.
- 7. The gate voltage and energy limiting circuit of claim 5 wherein said additional circuit elements comprise rectifier diodes.
Parent Case Info
The subject invention is a division of a patent whose Ser. No. is 10/076,008 filed Feb. 12, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,462,963.
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