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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Scott B. Kesler, Kokomo, IN (US);
Inventor:
Scott B. Kesler, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/567 (2006.01); G05F 1/10 (2006.01); H03K 17/30 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/168 (2013.01); H03K 17/30 (2013.01); G01R 31/2616 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for operating a power transistor. Parasitic impedances naturally present in a circuit board or other interconnect structures exhibit a parasitic impedance effective to generate a parasitic voltage signal in response to operating the power transistor. The parasitic voltage signal is monitored in order to better control the power transistor. In particular, the threshold voltage of the power transistor can be determined and used to more optimally control the power transistor.