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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Mark Steven George, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Charles Lawrence Bernards, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Inventors:
Mark Steven George, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Charles Lawrence Bernards, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/575 (2006.01); G05F 1/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power converter includes a bypass circuit connected in parallel with a power stage of the power converter. The bypass circuit provides a lower loss current path in parallel with the power stage when an input voltage of the power converter exceeds a predetermined threshold. The power converter may be a boost power converter used in a vehicle to provide power from a main power bus of the vehicle to a subsystem of the vehicle such as an anti-lock brake system.