Isolated gate driver adapted for PWM-based switching power supply
US8860471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K17/691
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An isolated gate driver including a driving control circuit, an isolated transformer, an anti-circuit and a secondary processing circuit is provided. The driving control circuit is configured to generate a driving PWM signal for driving a power switch tube. The isolated transformer has a primary winding and a secondary winding. The anti-circuit is connected between the driving control circuit and the primary winding of the isolated transformer, and is configured to suppress a variation of an induced voltage in the secondary winding of the isolated transformer when a duty cycle of the driving PWM signal is sharply decreased. The secondary processing circuit is connected in parallel with the secondary winding of the isolated transformer, and is configured to perform a voltage clamping action on a gate-source voltage of the power switch tube when the duty cycle of the driving PWM signal is sharply decreased.
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