The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Gideon Van Zyl, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/74 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H03H 7/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 7/40 (2013.01); H01J 37/32183 (2013.01); H03K 17/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a two-stage PIN diode driver. The first stage can charge and discharge the PIN diode via a resonant circuit, for instance via a power supply in series with switches and an inductor or other inductive component, while the second stage, or holding stage includes both a first holding supply for maintaining a forward bias current through the PIN diode and a second holding supply for maintaining a reverse bias voltage over the PIN diode.