MOSgate driver for ballast circuits

Details MOSgate driver for ballast circuits MOSgate driver for ballast circuits

1996-08-09

1998-05-26

Pascal, Robert

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems

Periodic switch in the supply circuit

Impedance or current regulator in the supply circuit

315DIG4, 315DIG5, 315DIG7, 315308, H05B 3702

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057571414

ABSTRACT:
A monolithic MOS gate driver chip is described for driving high side and low side power MOSFETs in a gas discharge lamp ballast circuit. The chip includes a timer circuit for generating a square output at the natural frequency of resonance of the lamp ballast. Dead time circuits are provided in the chip to prevent the simultaneous conduction of both high side and low side MOSFETs. The chip may be housed in a right pin DIP package.

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