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High voltage zero QRR bootstrap supply

US9667245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2015
Grant dateMay 30, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2035

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

Abstract

An electrical circuit arranged in a half bridge topology. The electrical circuit includes a high side transistor; a low side transistor; a gate driver and level shifter electrically coupled to a gate of the high side transistor; a gate driver electrically coupled to a gate of the low side transistor; a capacitor electrically coupled in parallel with the gate driver and level shifter; a voltage source electrically coupled to an input of the gate driver and level shifter and an input of the gate driver; and, a bootstrap transistor electrically coupled between the voltage source and the capacitor. A GaN field-effect transistor is synchronously switched with a low side device of the half bridge circuit.

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