Abstract:
Control device for a rectifier of a switching converter; the converter is powered by an input voltage and is suitable for providing an output current (Iout). The rectifier (T1, T2) is suitable for rectifying said output current of the converter and comprises at least one transistor (T1); the control device (100, 200, 300) is suitable for driving said at least one transistor. The control device comprises first means (100) suitable for identifying the start and the end of every converter switching half-cycle and measuring the duration thereof, second means (200) suitable for generating a signal (EN-SR) for turning on said transistor after a given number (n) of measured converter switching half-cycles and when the output current (Iout) of the converter becomes greater than a reference current (Iref). ( Fig. 3 )