Multiple output synchronous power converter

1. A multiple output synchronous power converter comprising:

a control circuitry;

an inductance element having a primary side and a secondary side;

a switching circuit, said inductance element arranged, responsive to said switching circuit, to receive power at said primary side from a power source, and said inductance element further arranged, responsive to said received power at said primary side, to output at said secondary side a function of said received power;

a first output non-switchably coupled to said secondary side of said inductance element, said control circuitry arranged to switch said switching circuit so as to maintain said first output at a predetermined level;

a second output, different than said first output, arranged to receive electrical energy from said secondary side of said inductance element; and

a first electronically controlled switch, said first electronically controlled switch arranged to be alternately in a closed state and an open state, responsive to said control circuitry,

wherein responsive to said first electronically controlled switch being in a first of said closed state and said open state, said second output is arranged to receive a first portion of said power output from said secondary side of said inductance element,

wherein responsive to said first electronically controlled switch being in a second of said closed state and said open state, said second output is arranged to not receive said first portion of power,

wherein said control circuitry is arranged to alternately set said first electronically controlled switch in one of said first and second of said closed state and said open state in synchronization with said switching of said switching circuit,

wherein the amount of time said first portion of power is received by said second output is less than the amount of time said function of power is output at said secondary side of said inductance element, and

wherein an inductor is not coupled between said second output and said secondary side of said inductance element.

2. The power converter of claim 1 , wherein said synchronization comprises one of trailing edge modulation and leading edge modulation.

3. The power converter of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third output, different than said first output and said second output; and

a second electronically controlled switch, said second electronically controlled switch arranged to be alternately in a closed state and an open state, responsive to said control circuitry,

wherein responsive to said second electronically controlled switch being in a first of said closed state and said open state, said third output is arranged to receive a second portion of said power output from said secondary side of said inductance element,

wherein responsive to said second electronically controlled switch being in a second of said closed state and said open state, said third output is arranged to not receive said second portion of power,

wherein said control circuitry is arranged to alternately set said second electronically controlled switch in one of said first and said second of said closed state and said open state in synchronization with said switching of said switching circuit, and

wherein the amount of time said second portion of power is received by said third output is less than the amount of time said function of power is output at said secondary side of said inductance element.

4. The power converter of claim 3 , wherein the duty cycle of said second electronically controlled switch is less than the duty cycle of said first electronically controlled switch.

5. The power converter of claim 3 , wherein said arrangement of said second output to receive said first portion of power is further responsive to said second electronically controlled switch being in said second of said closed state and said open state, and

wherein said first output is arranged to receive a third portion of said power output from said secondary side of said inductance element responsive to said first electronically controlled switch being in said second of said closed state and said open state and said second electronically controlled switch being in said second of said closed state and said open state.

6. The power converter of claim 1 , wherein said inductance element comprises one of:

a transformer, said primary side comprising a primary winding and said secondary side comprising a plurality of secondary windings, each magnetically coupled to said primary winding; and

an inductor, said primary side comprising a first end of said inductor and said secondary side comprising a second end of said inductor, opposing said first end.

7. A synchronous power conversion method, the method comprising:

switching a switching circuit between a plurality of states;

providing power to a primary side of an inductance element responsive to a first state of the switching circuit;

not providing power to the primary side of the inductance element responsive to a second state of the switching circuit;

responsive to said received power at the primary side of the inductance element, outputting at a secondary side of the inductance element a function of said received power;

maintain voltage of a first output at a predetermined level, responsive to said switching of the switching circuit, the first output non-switchably coupled to the secondary side of the inductance element;

alternately switching a first electronically controlled switch between a closed state and an open state;

responsive to a first of said closed state and said open state of the first electronically controlled switch, providing a first portion of said power output from the secondary side of the inductance element to a second output, different than the first output; and

responsive to a second of said closed state and said open state of the first electronically controlled switch, not providing said first portion of power,

wherein said switching the first electronically controlled switch into one of said first and said second of said closed state and said open state is in synchronization with said switching of the switching circuit,

wherein the amount of time said first portion of power is received by the second output is less than the amount of time said function of power is output at the secondary side of the inductance element, and

wherein an inductor is not coupled between the second output and the secondary side of the inductance element.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said synchronization comprises one of trailing edge modulation and leading edge modulation.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

alternately switching a second electronically controlled switch between a closed state and an open state;

responsive to a first of said closed state and said open state of the second electronically controlled switch, providing a second portion of said power output from the secondary side of the inductance element to a third output, different than the first output and the second output; and

responsive to a second of said closed state and said open state of the second electronically controlled switch, not providing said second portion of power,

wherein said switching the second electronically controlled switch into one of said first and said second of said closed state and said open state is in synchronization with said switching of the switching circuit, and

wherein the amount of time said second portion of power is received by the second output is less than the amount of time said function of power is output at the secondary side of the inductance element.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the duty cycle of the second electronically controlled switch is less than the duty cycle of the first electronically controlled switch.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein said providing said first portion of power to the second output is further responsive to the second electronically controlled switch being in said second of said closed state and said open state, and

wherein the method further comprises providing a third portion of said power output from the secondary side of the inductance element to the first output responsive to the first electronically controlled switch being in said second of said closed state and said open state and the second electronically controlled switch being in said second of said closed state and said open state.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the inductance element comprises one of:

a transformer, the primary side comprising a primary winding and the secondary side comprising a plurality of secondary windings, each magnetically coupled to the primary winding; and

an inductor, the primary side comprising a first end of the inductor and the secondary side comprising a second end of the inductor, opposing the first end.