Patent ID: 11894764
Assignee: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A load control device configured to control power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load, the load control device comprising:
a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series between the AC power source and the electrical load, the controllably conductive device comprising a semiconductor switch configured to conduct a load current through the electrical load;
a control circuit; and
a gate drive circuit configured to:
generate a target signal in response to the control circuit,
shape the target signal over a period of time,
increase the target signal to a predetermined level after the period of time,
receive a feedback signal indicative of a magnitude of the load current conducted through the semiconductor switch, and
generate a gate control signal in response to the target signal and the feedback signal;

wherein the semiconductor switch of the controllably conductive device is configured to be rendered conductive and non-conductive in response to the gate control signal.