High speed low loss gate drive circuit

Tao, Fengfeng; Saddoughi, Seyed Gholamali; Herbon, John Thomas

Title: High speed low loss gate drive circuit

Abstract

A gate drive circuit includes an insulated gate semiconductor switch. A controlled current source is connected to the semiconductor switch gate terminal to provide a gate drive circuit that is responsive to recycled gate charge corresponding to an internal gate capacitance of the insulated gate semiconductor switch.

Inventors:: Tao, Fengfeng; Saddoughi, Seyed Gholamali; Herbon, John Thomas

Issue Date:: 2014-09-30

Research Org.:: GE Global Research, Niskayuna, New York (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1159924

Patent Number(s):: 8847631

Application Number:: 13/336,669

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE

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H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
H03K17/04123 - {in field-effect transistor switches}
H03K17/163 - {Soft switching}
H03K2217/009 - Resonant driver circuits

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DOE Contract Number:: FC26-08NT05868

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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