CPC H02M 1/081 (2013.01) [H02M 1/083 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 7/125 (2013.01); H02M 7/217 (2013.01); H03K 17/168 (2013.01); H05B 39/044 (2013.01); H05B 45/50 (2020.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A load control device, comprising
a controllably conductive device;
overcurrent protection circuitry to detect an overcurrent condition through the controllably conductive device; and
control circuitry operatively coupled to the controllably conductive device and to the overcurrent protection circuitry, the control circuitry to:
cause the controllably conductive device to transition between a conductive state and a non-conductive state to provide a phase-controlled alternating current (AC) output such that each AC half-cycle is apportioned into a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion; and
enable the overcurrent protection circuitry during the conductive portion of each AC half-cycle; and
disable the overcurrent protection circuitry during the non-conductive portion of each AC half-cycle.
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