System and Method for Providing Adaptive Dead Times
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1. A method for adaptively controlling a dead time in a half bridge circuit having an upper portion with an upper switching element and a lower portion with a lower switching element, the method comprising:
- detecting a start of the dead time;
detecting an ending condition of the dead time, wherein the detecting is based on a first current flowing through a shunt resistor in the lower portion or a second current through a lower gate driver of the lower switching element; and
ending the dead time.
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Abstract
System and method for adaptively altering a power supply'"'"'s dead time. A method comprises detecting a start of a dead time, detecting an ending condition of the dead time, and ending the dead time. The detecting of the ending condition is based on a first current flowing through a lower portion of the power supply or a second current flowing through a gate driver of a lower switching element in the power supply.
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1. A method for adaptively controlling a dead time in a half bridge circuit having an upper portion with an upper switching element and a lower portion with a lower switching element, the method comprising:
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detecting a start of the dead time; detecting an ending condition of the dead time, wherein the detecting is based on a first current flowing through a shunt resistor in the lower portion or a second current through a lower gate driver of the lower switching element; and ending the dead time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for adaptively controlling dead time, the method comprising:
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adaptively controlling a first dead time; measuring a duration of the first dead time, wherein the duration is related to an accumulated charge on a capacitor; and adaptively controlling a second dead time using the duration of the first dead time, wherein the using comprises discharging the accumulated charge on the capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic circuit comprising:
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a half bridge circuit comprising a first semiconductor switching device and a second semiconductor switching device serially arranged with respect to a first power rail and a second power rail of a power supply, the half bridge circuit configured to selectively couple a load to the power rails of the power supply; a drive circuit coupled to the half bridge circuit, the drive circuit configured to generate control signals to control the state of the first semiconductor switching device and the second semiconductor switching device; and a detection circuit coupled to the half bridge circuit and to the drive circuit, the detection circuit configured to measure a value of a first current flowing through a shunt resistor coupled to the second semiconductor switching device or a second current flowing through a gate driver coupled to the second semiconductor switching device, the value to determine the state suitable for zero voltage switching or to indicate a dead time ending condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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