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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Tobias Georg Tolle, Turnhout, DE;
Thomas Dürbaum, Baiersdorf, DE;
Georg Sauerländer, Aachen, DE;
Toni Lopez, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Tobias Georg Tolle, Turnhout, DE;
Thomas Dürbaum, Baiersdorf, DE;
Georg Sauerländer, Aachen, DE;
Toni Lopez, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Resonant gate driver circuits provide for efficient switching of, for example, a MOSFET. However, often an operation of the resonant gate driver circuit does not allow for an application where high switching frequencies are required. According to the present invention, a pre-charging of the inductor of the resonant gate driver circuit is performed. This allows for a highly efficient and fast operation of the MOSFETs.