Patent ID: 11881787
Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A controller for a power converter, the controller comprising:
a push terminal, a pull terminal, and a clamp terminal;
the controller configured to:
assert the push terminal to operate a push transistor on a primary side of the power converter and a pull rectifier on a secondary side of the power converter, the assertion of the push terminal at a first frequency, a duty cycle, and a first phase, thereby defining a push phase of the power converter;
assert the pull terminal to operate a pull transistor on the primary side and a push rectifier on the secondary side, the assertion of the pull terminal at the first frequency, the duty cycle, and a second phase different than the first phase, thereby defining a pull phase of the power converter; and
assert, in response to a determination that a first duration has elapsed since an assertion of the pull terminal, the clamp terminal to operate an electrically-controlled switch of a clamp circuit.