/Discharge Circuit
Abstract

A circuit includes a first transistor coupled between a first power terminal and a switching terminal and having a first control terminal, a second transistor coupled between the switching terminal and a ground terminal and having a second control terminal, and a third transistor coupled between the switching terminal and the ground terminal and having a third control terminal. The circuit also includes a driver circuit having a driver input and first, second, and third driver outputs, the first driver output coupled to the first control terminal, the second driver output coupled to the second control terminal, and the third driver output coupled to the third control terminal. The circuit further includes a discharge control circuit having a second power terminal, a control input, and a control output, the control input coupled to the switching terminal, and the control output coupled to the third control terminal.

Full Text

What is claimed is:

A circuit includes a first transistor coupled between a first power terminal and a switching terminal and having a first control terminal, a second transistor coupled between the switching terminal and a ground terminal and having a second control terminal, and a third transistor coupled between the switching terminal and the ground terminal and having a third control terminal. The circuit also includes a driver circuit having a driver input and first, second, and third driver outputs, the first driver output coupled to the first control terminal, the second driver output coupled to the second control terminal, and the third driver output coupled to the third control terminal. The circuit further includes a discharge control circuit having a second power terminal, a control input, and a control output, the control input coupled to the switching terminal, and the control output coupled to the third control terminal.
Timeline
Filed
05/19/2026
Published
09/17/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(3)
H02J 7/90:Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
H02J 7/34:Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering (takes precedence H02J 7/14)
H02M 3/155:using semiconductor devices only