Embodiments provide a switching circuit including a transistor and a bias circuit. The transistor may transition between an off state and an on state responsive to a control signal received at a control terminal. The bias circuit may be coupled between the control terminal and a gate terminal of the transistor. The bias circuit may include a gate resistor coupled between the gate terminal and the control terminal. The bias circuit may further include one or more diodes coupled in parallel with the gate resistor between the gate terminal and the control terminal to allow leakage current to pass from the gate terminal through the one or more diodes. In some embodiments, the bias circuit may include a switch coupled with the one or more diodes to selectively couple the one or more diodes in parallel with the gate resistor when the transistor is off.

An electronic switch has a first, a second and a third connection and is configured to disconnect a current flow between the first and the second connection. An energy source is connected between the first and the third connection, and a regenerative load is connected between the second and the third connection. The electronic switch includes a semiconductor switch capable of switching currents of different polarity. A fuse is connected between the first connection and the semiconductor switch. A first short-circuiter is connected between the input of the semiconductor switch and the third connection, and a second short-circuiter is connected between the output of the semiconductor switch and the third connection. The fuse has a current trigger threshold between a permanently permitted current and a maximally permitted current of the semiconductor switch. An electrical network having such electronic switch and a method for operating an electronic switch are disclosed.

An electronic switch has a first semiconductor switch arranged between a first source-side terminal and a first consumer-side terminal first, and a switch embodied as a thyristor and arranged between the first consumer-side terminal and a second source-side terminal. The switch is configured to generate a thermal overload from a short-circuit current produced when the switch closes. The thermal overload causes the first semiconductor switch to irreversibly transition into an open state due to a modification inside the first semiconductor switch caused by the thermal overload. This improves the switching behavior of the electronic switch in the event of a fault. Furthermore, an electrical network with at least one electronic switch connected to an energy source and a method for operating such an electronic switch or such an electrical network is also described.

Various embodiments include a device for coupling two DC grids comprising source-side and load-side capacitances comprising: a switching device for current regulation, the switching device including two series-connected switching modules;

wherein each of the switching modules includes at least one controllable semiconductor switching element connected in parallel to a respective series circuit comprising a resistor and a capacitor; and a control unit. The control unit is programmed to: switch the controllable semiconductor switching element of one of the two switching modules on and at the same time switch the controllable semiconductor switching element of the other of the two switching modules off; switch the controllable semiconductor switching element of the other of the two switching modules on and at the same time switch the controllable semiconductor switching element of the one of the two switching modules off; repeat steps a) and b) until the voltages of the source-side and load-side capacitances have aligned with one another; and switch the controllable semiconductor switching elements of the two switching modules on.

A solid state circuit includes a main and a floating circuit including: a first driver for generating a differential driver signal derived from a driver signal; a modulator configured for modulating a modulator signal with another signal to obtain a differential control signal; the floating circuit comprising: a floating power supply comprising at least one rectifier configured for generating a floating supply voltage (VDDF) and a floating ground voltage (VSSF) from the differential driver signal; a demodulator configured for demodulating the differential control signal and for passing the demodulated signal to an output switch; the output switch comprising a first output node and a second output node and at least one transistor configured for opening or closing an electrical path under control of the demodulated signal.

A system for providing bi-directional power flow and power conditioning for high-voltage applications. The system including a normally-off four-quadrant power electronic switch having two gates and two normally-on junction field-effect transistor. The normally-off four-quadrant power electronic switch and the two normally-on junction field-effect transistors are coupled to one another in a bi-cascode configuration.

A switching device includes a first leg having a plurality of transistors connected in series. The switching device also includes a second leg having a transistor, where the second leg is connected in parallel to plurality of transistors of the first leg. The switching device further includes a third leg having a diode, and the third leg has lower reverse recovery losses relative to the first leg and/or the second leg.

A differential-slope-limiting-switch and method are provided. Generally, the switch includes a first transistor having a first source-drain (SD) and well coupled to a first port of the switch, a gate, and a second SD, and a second transistor having a first SD and well coupled to a second port, a gate, and a second SD coupled to the second SD of the first transistor. A selector-circuit couples the gate of the first transistor to a first current-source when a signal to close the switch is received, and to the first port when it is not received. A second selector-circuit couples the gate of the second transistor to a second current-source when the signal is received, or to the second port. First and second feedback-capacitors couple each gate to the port on opposite sides of the switch and with the current-sources limit a slope of voltage transitions across the closed switch.

A bootstrapping circuit for a semiconductor switch is provided. The bootstrapping circuit includes a capacitor, a first node for coupling to an input node of the semiconductor switch, and a second node for coupling to a control node of the semiconductor switch. Further, the bootstrapping circuit includes a switch circuit configured to selectively couple the capacitor to a charge source while the semiconductor switch is open and to selectively close a conductive path between the first node and the second node for closing the semiconductor switch. The conductive path includes the capacitor. The bootstrapping circuit additionally includes charge injection circuitry configured to inject charge into the conductive path before, while or after the conductive path is closed by the switch circuit.

An overcurrent protection method is provided. The overcurrent protection method is applied to a USB with a PD function. The overcurrent protection method includes the steps of converting an input voltage into a first voltage to provide power to the first electronic device; determining whether the working current of the first electronic device is greater than a first default value; determining whether the working current of the first electronic device is greater than a second default value; in response to the working current being greater than the first default value, a first sensing signal is generated to disable a switch and to form an open circuit between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and in response to the working current being greater than the second default value, conversion of the input voltage into the first voltage is stopped.