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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Benno Koeppl, Mark Indersdorf, DE;
Karl-dieter Hein, Schwindegg, DE;
Frank Auer, Roehrmoos, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 35/00 (2006.01); H02H 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a control circuit and a corresponding method for controlling MOSFETs coupled to the control circuit. The MOSFETs are coupled to a load to couple the load to a power supply, or the MOSFETs are coupled to a generator. In case of inverted polarity, the control circuit switches the MOSFETs to their conducting state to prevent damaging the MOSFETs.