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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02M 7/217 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/217 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 3/33592 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0009 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1475 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a method includes receiving by a drive circuit electrical power from a voltage tap of a first rectifier circuit that includes a load path and a voltage tap, and using the electrical power by the drive circuit to drive a second rectifier circuit that includes a load path. The load path of the first rectifier circuit and the load path of the second rectifier circuit are coupled to a common circuit node.