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Low noise controller for pulse width modulated converters

US5687067A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 1995
Grant dateNov 11, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/44
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A controller for supplying a switching drive voltage signal to a semiconductor power switch includes a wave-shaper circuit that generates a piece wise linear (PWL) waveform that slows the rate of change of the drive voltage supplied to the control electrode of the semiconductor power switch. As a result, the radiated electromagnetic interference generated by the apparatus can be appreciably reduced.

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