Driver unit for a voltage-controlled switching element, includes a first output terminal for connecting a control terminal of the switching element, a second output terminal for connecting a further terminal of the switching element, an output stage section having a high-side terminal and a low-side terminal and being controllable to connect one of its terminals to the first output terminal of the driver unit based on a control signal representative switching the switching element, and a DC conversion section configured to supply the output stage section and to convert an input voltage into a positive first voltage between the high-side terminal and the second output terminal of the driver unit and into a positive second voltage between the second output terminal of the driver unit and the low-side terminal.
Driver unit, electric power converter, vehicle and method for operating an electric power converter
2021-02-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / H02M APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS , Anlagen zur Umformung von Wechselstrom in Wechselstrom, von Wechselstrom in Gleichstrom oder umgekehrt, oder von Gleichstrom in Gleichstrom und zur Verwendung in Netzen oder ähnlichen Stromversorgungssystemen / H03K PULSE TECHNIQUE , Impulstechnik |
DRIVER UNIT, ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER
European Patent Office | 2019
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