Apparatus for minimizing power losses associated with dead time between ON
times of two series connected switches of a power converter connected
across a supply potential, the apparatus comprising a control arrangement
for monitoring a selected parameter associated with power loss during the
dead time of the converter; the control arrangement changing the dead
time from a first dead time to a second dead time and comparing power
loss associated with the selected parameter for the first and second dead
times and determining which of the power losses associated with the two
dead times is smaller; a dead time implementing stage for implementing
the two dead times; and the control arrangement selecting the dead time
associated with the smaller power loss and providing a signal to the dead
time implementing stage to set the selected dead time.