摘要:
A power circuit is described that includes a switch coupled to a resistive-inductive-capacitive load and a driver coupled to the switch. The driver is configured to detect an emergency event within the power circuit. After detecting the emergency event within the power circuit, the driver is further configured to perform a controlled emergency switch-off operation of the switch to minimize the maximum temperature of the switch during the detected emergency event and switch-off operation.
摘要:
A signal indicating temperature of an IGBT chip, after input into an overheat detection terminal, is simultaneously input into a first comparator for protection operation and a second comparator for precaution. At a normal time when the chip temperature is low, a first transistor connected to an alarm signal output terminal via a resistor and a second transistor connected to the alarm signal output terminal via a Zener diode are turned off, and the alarm signal output terminal whose voltage is pulled up by an external pull-up circuit is set to high level voltage. When the second comparator detects a precaution condition, the second transistor is turned on, and the alarm signal output terminal is set to intermediate level voltage. When the first comparator detects chip overheat, the first transistor is turned on, and the alarm signal output terminal is set to low level voltage.
摘要:
Systems and methods are herein disclosed for efficiently allowing current to bypass a group of solar cells having one or more malfunctioning or shaded solar cells without overwhelming a bypass diode. This can be done using a switch (e.g., a MOSFET) connected in parallel with the bypass diode. By turning the switch on and off, a majority of the bypass current can be routed through the switch, which is configured to handle larger currents than the bypass diode is designed for, leaving only a minority of the current to pass through the bypass diode.
摘要:
A power providing circuit which is configured to provide a current at an output voltage to a load at an output of the power providing circuit is described. The power providing circuit comprises a power transistor which is configured to draw the current from a supply voltage, wherein a resistance of the power transistor is controlled using a control voltage which is applied to a control port of the power transistor. Furthermore, the power providing circuit comprises short circuit protection circuitry which is configured to couple the control port of the power transistor with a first port of the power transistor to put the power transistor in an off-state, subject to a drop of the output voltage.
摘要:
A device for monitoring and protecting electrical equipment, placed in series on a power supply line between an electrical power source and the equipment, includes: at least one voltage regulator for regulating a power supply voltage of the equipment, at least one current limiter, coupled to the voltage regulator to reduce the power supply voltage of the equipment if a power supply current absorbed by the equipment exceeds an upper operating value, at least one crowbar short-circuit device, adapted to be activated when the input voltage exceeds a safety limit value, higher than the upper operating value, and to cause a fuse placed in series between the power source and the equipment, to blow, and calculating and storage elements adapted to generate a clock and to log a date of occurrence of a fault and the operating parameters of the power supply for the equipment in a non-volatile memory.
摘要:
According to an embodiment, a switching power supply circuit includes a comparison circuit and an operation control circuit. The comparison circuit operates intermittently in response to an operation control signal. The comparison circuit compares a feedback voltage based on the output voltage with a reference voltage to generate a comparison result signal representing a result of comparison. The operation control circuit generates the operation control signal based on the clock signal and the comparison result signal. The operation control circuit generates an operation control signal synchronous with the clock signal, if the comparison result signal is at the first level.
摘要:
A power semiconductor circuit comprising a power semiconductor switch having a control terminal and a first and a second load current terminal, and comprising a drive circuit. The power semiconductor circuit further comprises at least one of three further elements:a temperature-dependent control terminal resistance element which is electrically connected between the drive circuit and the control terminal; and/or a temperature-dependent load current terminal resistance element which is electrically connected between the drive circuit and the second load current terminal; and/or a first current branch which electrically connects the control terminal is to the second load current terminal, wherein a temperature-dependent control load current terminal resistance element is electrically connected into the first current branch. In the event of heating of a power semiconductor switch, the invention reduces the switching losses of the power semiconductor switch.
摘要:
A semiconductor device with a current sampler and a start-up structure, comprises first, second and third high-voltage transistors, and a resistor, wherein: a drain terminal of the first transistor is respectively connected to a drain terminal of the second transistor, a drain terminal of the third transistor and one end of the resistor; a source terminal of the first transistor is grounded, and a gate terminal of the first transistor is connected to a gate terminal of the second transistor; the other end of the resistor is connected to a gate terminal of the third transistor; wherein the resistor is wound and formed in a common voltage withstand region of the first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor, or in a voltage withstand region of the first transistor only, or in the voltage withstand region of the third transistor only.
摘要:
According to an embodiment, a solid-state switching device includes a high-voltage switching transistor including a source, a drain and a gate, and being adapted for switching a high voltage on the basis of a switching signal, and a switching driver circuit operationally connected to the high-voltage switching transistor, the switching driver circuit including a low-voltage driver transistor including a source, a drain and a gate, connected in series to the high-voltage switching transistor and being adapted for transferring the switching signal to the high-voltage switching transistor, wherein the high-voltage switching transistor is arranged source-down on top of the drain of the low-voltage driver transistor.
摘要:
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a gate driving circuit includes monitoring a signal integrity at an output of the gate driving circuit. If the signal integrity is poor based on the monitoring, output of the gate driving circuit is placed in a high impedance state and an external signal integrity failure signal is asserted.