Fault Recovery for Multi-Phase Power Converters

A fault recovery method for multiphase power converters enables delivery of reduced output power of as much as 66% of normal power in the event of a shorted power switch component. The need for redundant power converters in conventional multi-phase space power systems is reduced, if not eliminated. Fault recovery includes detecting a shorted power switch fault, providing short circuit current protection, providing isolation of the shorted power switch, and reconfiguring the remaining undamaged power switches.