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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Qiao Yang, Munich, DE;
Stefan Herzer, Marzling, DE;
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/90 (2026.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02M 3/155 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/90 (2026.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); H02M 3/155 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit includes a first transistor coupled between a discharge terminal and a ground terminal. The first transistor has a first control terminal. A resistor is coupled between a power terminal and the first control terminal. A second transistor has a second control terminal coupled to the discharge terminal. A rectifying device is coupled between the resistor and the second transistor.