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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Mark H. Sherwood, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Paul M. White, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dillon J. Thomasson, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zachary M. Rubin, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen M. Spiteri, Livermore, CA (US);
Javier Ruiz, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve an inverter employing switches of different types in parallel. In one example, an apparatus includes a voltage-source converter that may have a plurality of switch positions collectively coupled to convert an input to an output. At least one switch position may include a first switch of a first switch type and a second switch of a second switch type different from the first switch type. Also, the first and second switches may be coupled in parallel. The converter may also include a switch control circuit to generate, for each of the at least one of the switch positions, a first control signal to operate the first switch of the switch position, and a second control signal to operate the second switch of the switch position.