silly question but on-topic!

Apr 20, 2012 21 Replies

You can use a switch too, provided you open it at just the right time.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

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Or stairstep the drive voltage to the inductor such as to program the inductor current any way you like. It gets more interesting when you start looking at Miller effects. But the general idea is that an inductor in the gate, and a smart driver, might reduce gate driver losses.

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