Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gate driving apparatus for power semiconductor device
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Application No.: US16199344Application Date: 2018-11-26
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Publication No.: US10756718B2Publication Date: 2020-08-25
- Inventor: Ki Jong Lee , Ji Woong Jang , Kang Ho Jeong , Sang Cheol Shin , Han Geun Jang
- Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company , Kia Motors Corporation
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul KR Seoul
- Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company,Kia Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company,Kia Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul KR Seoul
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Agent Peter F. Corless
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@5d30c9d9
- Main IPC: H03K17/04
- IPC: H03K17/04 ; H03K17/042 ; H03K17/082

Abstract:
A gate driving apparatus for a power semiconductor device may include: a first off-resistor and a second off-resistor each having a first end connected to a gate of the power semiconductor device; a first off-switch configured to determine a connection state between a second end of the first off-resistor and a ground based on a gate driving signal for determining an on/off state of the power semiconductor device; a second off-switch configured to determine a connection state between a second end of the second off-resistor and the ground; an electric current detector configured to detect an electric current flowing from a collector (drain) of the power semiconductor device to an emitter (source) of the power semiconductor device; and a controller configured to determine an open/closed state of the second off-switch based on the gate driving signal and a magnitude of the electric current detected by the electric current detector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200127655A1 GATE DRIVING APPARATUS FOR POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Public/Granted day:2020-04-23
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