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Pilot circuit with integrated circuit with preset firing delay for MOS power transistors

US4956570A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1988
Grant dateSep 11, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/284
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The pilot circuit comprises an R-C network consisting of a condenser inserted between a gate terminal of the MOS transistor and ground and a resistance for charging said condenser. In parallel with the resistance there is placed an SCR circuit with associated threshold circuit which permits firing of the SCR circuit when the charge voltage of the condenser reaches a preset threshold.

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