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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Unterschleissheim, DE;
Thomas Zoels, Unterschleissheim, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/296 (2006.01); H03K 17/28 (2006.01); H03K 17/567 (2006.01); H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H03K 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/28 (2013.01); H03K 17/0822 (2013.01); H03K 17/168 (2013.01); H03K 17/567 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H03K 17/165 (2013.01); H03K 2017/066 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0027 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a switch module, a sense circuit coupled to the switch module and configured to indicate an operating conduction mode of the switch module, and a drive circuit operatively coupled to the switch module to enable and disable forward conducting mode of the switch module. Once the switch module is in forward conducting mode, the drive circuit is configured to maintain enablement of the forward conducting mode even if the sense circuit indicates reverse conduction mode.