MOS gate driver for ballast circuits

Details MOS gate driver for ballast circuits MOS gate driver for ballast circuits

1995-08-11

1996-09-24

Pascal, Robert

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems

Periodic switch in the supply circuit

Impedance or current regulator in the supply circuit

H05B 3702

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055593941

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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Wood, "Electronic Ballasts Using the Cost-Saving IR2155 Driver", International Rectifier Application Notes, 1994, AN-995, pp. 2-4.
Chryssis, "High-Frequency Switching Power Supplies Theory & Design", 2d Ed., pp. 30, 53 and 183-208, 1989.

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