Abstract: A method of discharging a link capacitor coupled between link nodes of a multiple phase inverter in which each phase comprises a pair of switches coupled in series between the link nodes, including turning off a first switch of a first phase, turning on a second switch of the first phase, and while the second switch of the first phase remains turned on, activating the first switch of the first phase with pulses and monitoring a link voltage across the link nodes until the link capacitor is discharged. Pulse width and duty cycle may be adjusted, or may remain fixed while pulse magnitude is adjusted until a desired discharge rate is reached. The temperature of pulsed phase switches may be monitored in which discharge operation is suspended while temperature is above a threshold. The switches of multiple phases may be pulsed to distribute discharge among multiple phases.