Patent ID: 11937352
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A MOSFET circuit as claimed in claim 1, comprising a series connection of a plurality of MOSFETs including the first MOSFET,
wherein the circuit comprises a plurality of unidirectional circuit components, each connected between the source and the gate control node of a respective one of the MOSFETs,
wherein the threshold circuit is connected between the gate control node of each MOSFET and the reference voltage,
and wherein the threshold circuit adapted to clamp the voltage at the gate control node of each MOSFET to the clamping voltage level when the voltage at the source of the respective MOSFET exceeds a respective voltage threshold level, thereby enabling forward conduction through the respective unidirectional circuit component and conduction of the threshold circuit, and thereby to turn off the respective MOSFET.