Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tapped winding flyback converter for multiple output voltages
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Application No.: US15200898Application Date: 2016-07-01
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Publication No.: US10256733B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Weihong Qiu , Rohan Dayal , Zaki Moussaoui
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Blank Rome LLP
- Main IPC: H02M3/335
- IPC: H02M3/335 ; H02M1/08

Abstract:
This disclosure relates to power converters capable of providing multiple output voltage levels. With respect to USB-C adapter design, the converter's output may need to be changed between different voltage levels, e.g., a low voltage (such as 5V, 10V), an intermediate voltage (such as 12V, 20V), or a high voltage (such as 20V, 40V)—based on the charging device's request. By using a tapped-winding transformer, the turns-ratio of a flyback transformer may be intelligently selected for high output voltage ranges, thus enabling the duty cycle to be kept the same for the low and intermediate voltage output levels. The flyback converter would then only need to accommodate the intermediate and high output voltages. For high output voltages, a switch may be activated to put the two windings of the transformer in series; for lower output voltages, the switch may be turned off, such that only one winding is used.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170093290A1 Tapped Winding Flyback Converter for Multiple Output Voltages Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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