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Switching gate driver

US8362812B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2011
Grant dateJan 29, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2217/0036
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a switching gate driver of an IGBT device, including a resistor unit to control a gate current of the IGBT device; and a voltage reader that outputs a control signal to control a variable resistor unit of the resistor unit to the resistor unit, according to a collector-emitter voltage of the IGBT device.

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