Transformer coupling of low level voltages to control power devices has three main advantages: DC isolation, secondary voltages step up or step down ability, and variable output impedance. The conventional transformer switching methods are limited to AC signals; since the flux, in an ungappedcore, needs resetting every half cycle of the pulse period to prevent core saturation. Also, the primary of the transformer must maintain volt-second balance; meaning that the primary voltage times the seconds applied must equal negative primary voltage times the seconds applied. If the time of the reset pulse is short with respect to the on time pulse, for the same input voltage, a larger primary voltage will couple into the secondary.