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Rectifier circuit including a self-clamping transistor

US10050553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE
SEG Automotive Germany GmbH · DE

Inventors

Markus Baur · Deggenhausertal, DE
Alfred Goerlach · Tübingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2014
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/0081
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rectifier circuit is described, which includes a cathode terminal, an anode terminal and, between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal, an electronic circuit which includes at least one MOSFET transistor including an integrated inverse diode, the drain-source breakdown voltage of the MOSFET transistor operated in the avalanche mode corresponding to the clamping voltage between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal of the rectifier circuit. In addition, a method is provided for operating a rectifier circuit which contains a cathode terminal, an anode terminal and, between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal, at least one MOSFET transistor including an integrated inverse diode, the drain-source breakdown voltage of the MOSFET transistor being selected in accordance with the clamping voltage between the cathode terminal and the anode terminal, and the MOSFET transistor being operated in the avalanche mode.

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