Electrical load driving device including load current limiting circuitry
US5723916A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K17/18
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An insulated gate electrical load driving device includes simple and accurate gate control circuitry for limiting load current therethrough. Preferably, all circuitry is formed of a single integrated circuit having the insulated gate load driving device dielectrically isolated from the gate control circuitry. The gate control circuitry may include either one, or both, of a zener diode and a resistor divider. An input drive signal to the circuit is accurately controlled by the gate control circuitry to thereby limit the saturation current through the insulated load driving device, and hence the load current, to predetermined current level. Preferably, the predetermined saturation current level falls within a range of saturation currents of the insulated gate load driving device that is substantially constant over a wide operating temperature range.
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