Faraday Semi, Inc.

Saurabh Anil Jayawant

Parviz Parto

Seungbeom Kevin Kim

Jack Walter Cornish, Iii

Jimmy Lin

A power converter can include first, second, third, and fourth power switches, and a driver for operating the drive switches to modify an input voltage. An AC coupling capacitor can be coupled between the first and fourth power switches. Bootstrap capacitors can be used for driving the first and second power switches, which can be high-side switches. In some embodiments, a current sensing circuit can be used to measure current through the third and/or fourth power switches and for determining the current through the power converter. In some embodiments, the power converter can monitor the voltage across the AC coupling capacitor and can determine the current through the power converter based on the monitored voltages. In some embodiments, the AC coupling capacitor can be pre-charged before the power converter begins normal operation.

Power converters with current sensing

A power converter can include first, second, third, and fourth switches, and a driver for operating the drive switches to modify an input voltage and provide an output voltage. An AC coupling capacitor can be coupled between the first and fourth switches. The first, second, third, and fourth switches can control current through two inductors. The power converter can have a fifth switch, which can provide a discharge path for discharging the first inductor, the second inductor, and/or the capacitor. Another capacitor can be between the fifth switch and ground. The power converter can provide an output voltage that is at least about ⅙ of the input voltage. The power converter can include resonance circuitry, such as a third inductor, for soft switching the fifth switch.

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Laguna Niguel, CA, United States of America

Saurabh Anil Jayawant