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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Sma Solar Technology Ag, Niestetal, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SMA Solar Technology AG, Niestetal, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 1/0064 (2021.05); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit arrangement includes a power semiconductor switch, a freewheeling diode, and a storage choke having a core and a winding coupled between a first choke terminal and a second choke terminal. The storage choke is configured to conduct a current flowing across the power semiconductor switch. The arrangement also includes a driver circuit configured to drive the power semiconductor switch via the control terminal thereof.