ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,527, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Vicor Corp. (Andover, Mass.).
"Driving semiconductor switches in power converters" was invented by Patrizio Vinciarelli (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic switch driver improves control of semiconductor switches in resonant power trains, improves ZVS operation, eases design challenges, improves manufacturability, and scalability of power converter design. Individual switch timing control is offloaded from the main power train controller, eliminating the effects of parasitic impedances and timing errors, particularly in high power, large power trains. Deployed locally at each c...