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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Schenectady, NY (US);
Krishna Mainali, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kum-Kang Huh, Schenectady, NY (US);
Maja Harfman-Todorovic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert James Thomas, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Cong Li, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/042 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/165 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H03K 17/04206 (2013.01); H02M 1/0054 (2021.05);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward designs and methods of improving driving of switching devices. One proposed solution to improving driving of switching devices is an auxiliary control circuit that selectively guides the switching device through at least one switching region, permitting an improved operation of the switching device.