Patent ID: 9166469
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H02M

Abstract:
1. A power converter comprising: a half-bridge circuit comprising a first switch coupled in series with a second switch; a first state detection circuit coupled to the first switch and configured to detect an activation state of the first switch, the first state detection circuit comprising: a second state detection circuit coupled to the second switch and configured to detect an activation state of the second switch, the second state detection circuit comprising: a first switch control circuit coupled to the first switch and configured to toggle the first switch between an activate state and a deactivated state, the first switch control circuit comprising a first input configured to receive the activation signal from the second state detection circuit indicative of the activation state of the second switch; a second switch control circuit coupled to the second switch and configured to toggle the second switch between an active state and a deactivated state, the second switch control circuit comprising a first input configured to receive the activation signal from the first state detection circuit indicative of the activation state of the first switch; a system controller configured to: wherein the first switch control circuit is configured to control the first switch based on the activation signal from the second state detection circuit and based on the first control signal; and wherein the second switch control circuit is configured to control the second switch based on the activation signal from the first state detection circuit and based on the second control signal.