STORED ENERGY DISSIPATING CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLIES

• Main Authors: MYERS, PETER J, CHOBOT, JOSEPH PAUL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 06.02.2013
• Subjects: CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

A circuit includes a detector configured to detect a state of a power supply including an energy storage component and to generate a control signal responsive to the state of the power supply, a dissipating component, and a switch configured to controllably couple the dissipating component to the en...