Patent ID: 9559684
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H03K

Claim:
1. A nonlinear resonant switch cell, comprising: a switch cell drain connection; a switch cell source connection; a first junction gate field-effect transistor with a first JFET drain, a first JFET source, and a first JFET gate, the first JFET drain electrically connected to the switch cell drain connection; a second junction gate field-effect transistor with a second JFET drain, a second JFET source, and a second JFET gate, the second JFET source electrically connected to the switch cell source connection; a third junction gate field-effect transistor with a third JFET drain, a third JFET source, and a third JFET gate, the third JFET drain electrically connected to the first JFET source, and the third JFET source electrically connected to the switch cell source connection; a resonant inductor with a first inductor terminal and a second inductor terminal, the first inductor terminal electrically connected to the first JFET source, and the second inductor terminal electrically connected to the second JFET drain; a recovery capacitor with a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal, the first capacitor terminal electrically connected to the switch cell drain connection; a drain clamp diode with a clamp anode and a clamp cathode, the clamp anode electrically connected to the second inductor terminal, and the clamp cathode electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal; an energy transfer diode with a transfer anode and a transfer cathode, the transfer anode electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal; and an energy recovery component with a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal electrically connected to the transfer cathode and the second terminal electrically connected to the switch cell source connection.