Patent ID: 9203309
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H02M,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A circuit comprising: a first half-bridge circuit having an input, a high-side gate drive input, a low-side gate drive input, and an output; at least a second half-bridge circuit having an input, a high-side gate drive input, a low-side gate drive input, and an output; a shorting switch connected between the high-side gate drive input of the first half-bridge circuit and the high-side gate drive input of the second half-bridge circuit, and having an ON state wherein the high-side gate drive inputs of the first half-bridge circuit and the second half-bridge circuit are electrically connected and an OFF state wherein the high-side gate drive inputs of the first half-bridge circuit and the second half-bridge circuit are not electrically connected; an inductor having one end connected to the output of each half-bridge circuit and another end connected to an output of the circuit; and a switching signal generator connected to the high-side gate drive input and low-side gate drive input of each half-bridge circuit.