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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2013
Schneider Electric Solar Inverters Usa, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Morteza Esmaeili, Coquitlam, CA;
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOLAR INVERTERS USA, INC., Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect, a transistor gate drive comprises a first input configured to be coupled to a DC voltage source, a second input configured to receive a control signal, a third input configured to couple to a ground connection, a transformer, a first switch configured to couple the first input to a first end of a primary winding of the transformer in response to receipt of the control signal, and to decouple the first input from the first end of the primary winding in response to the receipt of the control signal, a second switch configured to couple a second end of the primary winding to the third input in response to receipt of the control signal, and to decouple the second end of the primary winding from the third input in response to the receipt of the control signal.