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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Joel Turchi, Gagnac sur Garonne, FR;
Stéphanie Conseil, Colomiers, FR;
Radim Mlcousek, Frenstat pod Radhostem, CZ;
Inventors:
Joel Turchi, Gagnac sur Garonne, FR;
Stéphanie Conseil, Colomiers, FR;
Radim Mlcousek, Frenstat pod Radhostem, CZ;
Assignee:
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1584 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and circuit for protecting against an over current condition. A conduction time of one or more transistors is reduced during the over current condition. The conduction time is reduced in an amount that is an increasing function of the amount of the over current. The conduction time may be reduced proportionally to the excess current.