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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Henricus Cornelis Johannes Buthker, Eindhoven, NL;
Matthias Rose, Helmond, NL;
Philip Rutter, Stockport, GB;
Jan Sonsky, Louvain, BE;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/06 (2006.01); H02H 9/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/42 (2007.01); H02M 3/155 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/4225 (2013.01); H02M 3/155 (2013.01); H02M 7/06 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0048 (2013.01); Y02B 70/126 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1491 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to a diode circuit which uses a Schottky diode. A parallel bypass branch has a switch and bypass diode in series. The operation of the switch is dependent on the voltage across the Schottky diode so that the bypass function is only effective when a desired voltage is reached. The diode circuit can be used as a replacement for a single diode, and provides bypass current protection preferably without requiring any external control input.