Power MOSFET AC power switch employing means for preventing conduction of body diode
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1. A control circuit for coupling an AC (alternating current) source to a plurality of loads, comprising:
- a plurality of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs), one MOSFET per load, each MOSFET having source and drain electrodes with a main conduction channel therebetween and a control electrode for controlling conduction in said main conduction channel, each MOSFET having one end of its conduction channel at a common node, and having the other end of its conduction channel connected to its corresponding load; and
capacitor means having a first terminal for connection to said AC source and having a second terminal connected to said common node for forming a series circuit for selectively coupling said AC source to respective ones of said plurality of loands through respective ones of said plurality of MOSFETs, wherein said capacitor means includes at least a first capacitor connected between said first and second terminals, and a first diode coupled in parallel combination with said first capacitor.
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Abstract
A control circuit for coupling an AC (alternating current) source to a load comprises a MOSFET transistor having source and drain electrodes with a main conductor channel therebetween and a control electrode for controlling conduction ibn the main conduction channel. The control circuit further comprises a capacitor arrangement, the MOSFET transistor having the main conduction channel thereof coupled with the capacitor arrangement in a series circuit for coupling therethrough the AC source to the load.
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1. A control circuit for coupling an AC (alternating current) source to a plurality of loads, comprising:
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a plurality of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs), one MOSFET per load, each MOSFET having source and drain electrodes with a main conduction channel therebetween and a control electrode for controlling conduction in said main conduction channel, each MOSFET having one end of its conduction channel at a common node, and having the other end of its conduction channel connected to its corresponding load; and capacitor means having a first terminal for connection to said AC source and having a second terminal connected to said common node for forming a series circuit for selectively coupling said AC source to respective ones of said plurality of loands through respective ones of said plurality of MOSFETs, wherein said capacitor means includes at least a first capacitor connected between said first and second terminals, and a first diode coupled in parallel combination with said first capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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