Patent ID: 8120933

Claim:
A power converter configured to transfer power between a direct current (DC) voltage source and an alternating current (AC) load, the power converter comprising: a plurality of switches electrically configured to be electrically coupled between the voltage source and the load; a first series diode electrically coupled between the load and a first switch of the plurality of switches; a second series diode electrically coupled between the load and a second switch of the plurality of switches; a first recovery diode electrically coupled in parallel to the first series diode, the first switch, and a body diode of the first switch; and a second recovery diode electrically coupled in parallel to the second series diode, the second switch, and a body diode of the second switch, wherein the first recovery diode or the second recovery diode conducts a common current flowing between the DC voltage source and the AC load when one of the plurality of switches is in an off state.