Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gate driver circuit, switch assembly and switch system
- Patent Title (中): 门驱动电路,开关组合和开关系统
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Application No.: US12545156Application Date: 2009-08-21
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Publication No.: US07948276B2Publication Date: 2011-05-24
- Inventor: Thord Agne Gustaf Nilson , Ulf Bengt Ingemar Karlsson
- Applicant: Thord Agne Gustaf Nilson , Ulf Bengt Ingemar Karlsson
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: Kollmorgen AB
- Current Assignee: Kollmorgen AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Holland & Hart LLP
- Priority: EP08171636 20081215
- Main IPC: H03B1/00
- IPC: H03B1/00

Abstract:
It is presented a gate driver circuit for driving an electric switch, the switch being arranged to control a main current using a gate signal. The gate driver circuit comprises: a non-linear capacitor means having a lower capacitance when an applied voltage is under a threshold voltage and a higher capacitance when an applied voltage is over the threshold voltage, wherein the non-linear capacitor is arranged to be connected between a high voltage connection point of the switch and a connection point for the gate signal; a current change rate sensor, the current change rate sensor being configured to detect changes in a main current of the electric switch and to control a gate signal of the electric switch depending on the current change; a gate buffer; and at least one current source, arranged to drive the gate buffer. The current change rate sensor is connected to control the current source to thereby control the gate signal of the electric switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100148830A1 GATE DRIVER CIRCUIT, SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND SWITCH SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2010-06-17
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