摘要 |
DC-to-DC converters are protected from damage by, among other things, monitoring and controlling forward and reverse currents in their transformer primary windings. The currents are discontinued if their values fall outside a predetermined range or if they flow during a portion of the switching cycle in a manner that would result in cross-conduction. Power switches in these converters are also protected from damage by adjusting the maximum duty cycles of these converters to vary with their input voltages. In this way, the maximum voltage across the power switches is kept within a relatively narrow range. These protective features can be combined in any number of ways to fit the application at hand. |