Electrical transmission or interconnection systems – Nonlinear reactor systems – Parametrons
Patent
1990-09-25
1992-02-18
Miller, Stanley D.
Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Nonlinear reactor systems
Parametrons
307570, 3072963, H03K 1772
Patent
active
050897195
ABSTRACT:
A drive circuit for a voltage-controlled type semiconductor device is provided which comprises ON gate drive circuit for supplying an ON control signal to a control electrode of the semiconductor device which performs a current switching, OFF gate drive circuit for supplying an OFF control signal to the control electrode of the semiconductor device, high voltage power source, connected to at least one of the ON gate drive circuit and OFF gate drive circuit, for supplying a control current of a predetermined current increase rate to the control electrode of the semiconductor device through at least one of the ON gate drive circuit and OFF gate drive circuit, low voltage power source, provided in juxtaposition with the high voltage power source, for supplying, to the control electrode, enough control current to hold the semiconductor device in a normal state, and switch for supplying an output of the high voltage power source to the control electrode in an earlier portion of a turn ON or a turn OFF period, and an output of the low voltage power source to the control electrode in a normally ON or a normally OFF state.
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Kamei Yoshio
Takeuchi Minami
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Miller Stanley D.
Tran Sinh N.
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