One embodiment of the invention includes a power driver system. The power
driver system comprises a power transistor that is activated to provide
power to a load and a switching circuit configured to control the power
transistor based on a control signal. The power driver system further
comprises a control circuit configured to detect a flyback current from
the load upon deactivation of the power transistor and to cause the
switching circuit to steer the flyback current from a first flyback
current path to a second flyback current path in response to detecting
the flyback current path. The second flyback current path can have an
impedance that is greater than the first flyback current path.