Patent ID: 9682672
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B60R,F02N,H02J,H03K,Y02T

Claim:
1. A device, comprising: a plurality of field effect transistor (FETs) electrically connected between a vehicle electrical system and a battery and starter circuit; and a boost converter circuit that provides a gate voltage for the plurality of FETs greater than a source voltage for the plurality of FETs by a predetermined voltage; a fast gate discharge circuit that establishes a switchable path to ground; a control circuit electrically connected to the plurality of FETs, the boost converter circuit, and the fast gate discharge circuit, wherein the control circuit includes a first state and a second state and is configured to: receive a control signal from an engine control unit, and in response to the control signal being at a first level: in response to the control signal being a second level: