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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2014
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Prasanna Obala Bhuvanesh, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jay Edward Ackerman, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michael Owen Baker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Ryan Michael Desrosiers, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit for a switching charger includes multiple input supply nodes, and a number of charging paths. Each input supply node is connectable to a power source. Each charging path may include a middle node connected to a coupling switch and a pass transistor. The coupling switch may be configured to activate a corresponding charging path of the charging paths. A pre-charging switch may be coupled to a corresponding middle node of each charging path. The pass transistor of an activated one of the charging paths may be configured to provide a switching voltage at an input of a charging sub-circuit. The pre-charging switch may be configurable to pre-charge a middle node of a non-activated path to a high voltage to prevent an unwanted high current passing through a body diode of a corresponding pass transistor of the non-activated path.