Patent · US Expired

Circuit for the control of a triac without galvanic isolation

US7224087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 2003
Grant dateMay 29, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/722
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for controlling a bidirectional switch referenced to a first reference voltage by a control circuit supplied by a first voltage and referenced to a second reference voltage. The supply voltage of the control circuit is connected by a diode to a coupling circuit comprising a node, this node being connected to the collector of an NPN transistor having its emitter connected to the second reference voltage and having its base receiving the output of the control circuit, to a first terminal of a capacitor having its second terminal connected to the first reference voltage, to the emitter of a PNP transistor having its base connected to the collector of the transistor, and having its collector connected to the control terminal of the bidirectional switch.

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