Systems and methods for a gate drive circuit

A method, comprising:

• receiving a control signal at a first terminal of a control switch;
• configuring an operation signal via the control switch, wherein the operation signal is configured to activate a wide bandgap switch (WBG switch), wherein a profile of the operation signal is based on electrical characteristics of first and second shaping circuits;
• delivering the operation signal to the WBG switch;
• wherein the first shaping circuit is connected across the first terminal and a second terminal of the control switch;
• and
• wherein the second shaping circuit is connected between a gate terminal of the WBG switch and the second terminal of the control switch.

A gate drive system comprising:

• a wide bandgap switch (WBG switch);
• a control switch conductively coupled between a first terminal and a gate terminal of the WBG switch, wherein the WBG switch and the control switch are configured to have a common activation threshold, the control switch having a gate terminal conductively coupled to a voltage source, the voltage source being a diode, a capacitor, or a control signal;
• first and second shaping circuits conductively coupled to the control switch and the gate terminal of the WBG switch, wherein the first and second shaping circuits and the control switch are configured to define an operation signal, the operation signal being formed by three shaping phases, a first shaping phase is defined by the electrical characteristics of the first and second shaping circuits, a second shaping phase is defined by the electrical characteristics of the second shaping circuit and the control switch, and a third shaping phase is defined by the control switch, wherein the operation signal is configured to activate the WBG switch, a profile of the operation signal being based on electrical characteristics of the first and second shaping circuits;
• wherein the first shaping circuit is connected across the first terminal and a second terminal of the control switch;
• and
• wherein the second shaping circuit is connected between the gate terminal of the WBG switch and the second terminal of the control switch.