A gate drive circuit drives a control terminal of a power transistor and comprises: a drive terminal for electrically coupling the control terminal, a first reference source, a first switch arranged between the first reference source and the control terminal, a switch control circuit and a measurement circuit. The first switch is switched-on to turn-off the power transistor. The switch control circuit switches-off the first switch during a transition period to a fully off-state. The measurement circuit outputs a control signal to the switch control circuit in response to a value of a voltage at the control terminal measured when a discharge current flowing to the drive terminal has been reduced to a predetermined threshold, for switching-on the first switch if the measured value is smaller than a threshold voltage.


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    Title :

    GATE DRIVE CIRCUIT AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER TRANSISTOR


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-12-31


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H03K PULSE TECHNIQUE , Impulstechnik / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / 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 / H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern



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