摘要 |
An active snubber circuit having a controllable dV/dt. The circuit includes a power device and surface mount components including a resistor having a value selectable to control the dV/dt. The use of surface mount components achieves a low profile, small size circuit that can advantageously be used to eliminate noise generated by contact arcing, to dissipate arc energy while clamping to a predetermined voltage value, and in power conversion applications to provide a desirable dV/dt, among other applications.
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