Device for controlling at least one transistor
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H03K-017/687
H03K-017/082
H03K-017/16
출원번호
US-0414188
(2013-07-11)
등록번호
US-9484907
(2016-11-01)
우선권정보
FR-12 56834 (2012-07-13)
국제출원번호
PCT/FR2013/051664
(2013-07-11)
국제공개번호
WO2014/009668
(2014-01-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Bouchez, Boris
Grenier, Mathieu
출원인 / 주소
Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
대리인 / 주소
Osha Liang LLP
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초록▼
A device for controlling at least one transistor is disclosed. The device includes the transistor, which includes a control electrode and two other electrodes, a main control circuit connected to the control electrode of the transistor and configured to control the state of the transistor in a main
A device for controlling at least one transistor is disclosed. The device includes the transistor, which includes a control electrode and two other electrodes, a main control circuit connected to the control electrode of the transistor and configured to control the state of the transistor in a main operating mode, and an auxiliary control circuit configured to inject, in an auxiliary operating mode. An auxiliary current opposed to the current flows between the main control circuit and the control electrode of the transistor.
대표청구항▼
1. A device for controlling at least one transistor, comprising: said at least one transistor comprising a control electrode and two other electrodes;a main control circuit connected to the control electrode of the transistor and configured so as to control the state of the transistor in a main oper
1. A device for controlling at least one transistor, comprising: said at least one transistor comprising a control electrode and two other electrodes;a main control circuit connected to the control electrode of the transistor and configured so as to control the state of the transistor in a main operating mode;an auxiliary control circuit configured to inject, in an auxiliary operating mode, an auxiliary current opposed to the current flowing between the main control circuit and the control electrode of the transistor, the auxiliary control circuit comprising: a first resistance in series between one of the other electrodes of the transistor and a transistor forming part of the element for detecting the presence of the predetermined condition, anda second resistance in series between said transistor forming part of the element for detecting the presence of the predetermined condition and a voltage source, the terminal of this second resistance connected to the transistor of the element for detecting the presence of the predetermined condition being additionally connected to the control electrode of a transistor through which the auxiliary current flows when the latter is injected, wherein the locking is achieved by the choice of the value of the ratio between the first and the second resistance;a power amplifier circuit of the “push-pull” type, positioned between the main control circuit and the control electrode of the transistor, the auxiliary control circuit being arranged so that the injected current flows through the power amplifier circuit when the auxiliary operating mode is used under presence of a predetermined condition relating to a value of a time derivative of a current flowing between the electrodes of the transistor other than the control electrode; andan element for detecting the presence of the predetermined condition by measuring a voltage at the terminals of a parasitic inductance of one of the electrodes other than the control electrode of the transistor. 2. The device as claimed in claim 1, comprising a control resistance interposed between the control electrode of the transistor and the main control circuit, the auxiliary control circuit being arranged so as to inject the auxiliary current into a node interposed between the control resistance and the control electrode of the transistor. 3. The device as claimed in claim 1, the auxiliary control circuit being configured to lock the value of the time derivative of the current flowing between the electrodes of the transistor other than the control electrode around a setpoint value. 4. A method for controlling a transistor comprising a control electrode and two other electrodes, by a device comprising, in addition to the transistor: a main control circuit connected to the control electrode of the transistor and configured to control the state of the transistor in a main operating mode,an auxiliary control circuit, comprising: a first resistance in series between one of the other electrodes of the transistor and a transistor forming part of the element for detecting presence of a predetermined condition relating to a value of a time derivative of a current flowing between the electrodes of the transistor other than the control electrode, anda second resistance in series between said transistor forming part of the element for detecting the presence of the predetermined condition and a voltage source, the terminal of this second resistance connected to the transistor of the element for detecting the presence of the predetermined condition being additionally connected to the control electrode of a transistor through which the auxiliary current flows when the latter is injected, wherein the locking is achieved by the choice of the value of the ratio between the first and the second resistance, a power amplifier circuit, and an element for detecting the presence of the predetermined condition by measuring a voltage at the terminals of a parasitic inductance of one of the electrodes other than the control electrode of the transistor, the method comprising: injecting, by the auxiliary control circuit, in an auxiliary operating mode, an auxiliary current into the control electrode of the transistor to oppose the current flowing between the main control circuit and the control electrode of the transistor, whereinthe power amplifier circuit, of a “push-pull” type, is positioned between the main control circuit and the control electrode of the transistor, the auxiliary control circuit being arranged so that the injected current flows through this power amplifier circuit when the auxiliary operating mode is used,the auxiliary operating mode being used when the predetermined condition is detected. 5. The method as claimed in claim 4, the transistor belonging to a branch of a static converter, said branch additionally comprising at least a switching cell in series with the transistor, wherein the predetermined condition makes it possible to determine whether the transistor is cut off when a short circuit has previously developed in the branch.
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