GB2433363A - A high side transistor drive circuit - Google Patents

A high side transistor drive circuit Download PDF

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GB2433363A
GB2433363A GB0525619A GB0525619A GB2433363A GB 2433363 A GB2433363 A GB 2433363A GB 0525619 A GB0525619 A GB 0525619A GB 0525619 A GB0525619 A GB 0525619A GB 2433363 A GB2433363 A GB 2433363A
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David Michael Garner
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Cambridge Semiconductor Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters
    • H05B41/282—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters with semiconductor devices
    • H05B41/2825—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters with semiconductor devices by means of a bridge converter in the final stage
    • H05B41/2828—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters with semiconductor devices by means of a bridge converter in the final stage using control circuits for the switching elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/06—Modifications for ensuring a fully conducting state
    • H03K17/063—Modifications for ensuring a fully conducting state in field-effect transistor switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/16—Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents
    • H03K17/161—Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents in field-effect transistor switches
    • H03K17/162—Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents in field-effect transistor switches without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/16—Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents
    • H03K17/161—Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents in field-effect transistor switches
    • H03K17/165—Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents in field-effect transistor switches by feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters
    • H05B41/295—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC using static converters with semiconductor devices and specially adapted for lamps with preheating electrodes, e.g. for fluorescent lamps
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • 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; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M3/00—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output
    • H02M3/22—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC
    • H02M3/24—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters
    • H02M3/28—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC
    • H02M3/325—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal
    • H02M3/335—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
    • H02M3/337—Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only in push-pull configuration

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GB0525619A GB2433363A (en) 2005-12-16 2005-12-16 A high side transistor drive circuit
US11/639,820 US7710098B2 (en) 2005-12-16 2006-12-15 Power supply driver circuit

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Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4994955A (en) * 1989-12-29 1991-02-19 North American Philips Corporation Half-bridge driver which is insensitive to common mode currents
US5068571A (en) * 1989-07-19 1991-11-26 U.S. Philips Corporation Switched bridge circuit
US5274274A (en) * 1992-03-23 1993-12-28 Power Integrations, Inc. Dual threshold differential discriminator
WO2003055072A1 (en) * 2001-12-21 2003-07-03 Bang & Olufsen Icepower A/S Half-bridge driver and power conversion system with such driver
US6781422B1 (en) * 2003-09-17 2004-08-24 System General Corp. Capacitive high-side switch driver for a power converter
US6781423B1 (en) * 2003-07-04 2004-08-24 Dialog Semiconductor Gmbh High-voltage interface and driver control circuit
US6897492B2 (en) * 2002-02-04 2005-05-24 Ixys Corporation Power device with bi-directional level shift circuit

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5068571A (en) * 1989-07-19 1991-11-26 U.S. Philips Corporation Switched bridge circuit
US4994955A (en) * 1989-12-29 1991-02-19 North American Philips Corporation Half-bridge driver which is insensitive to common mode currents
US5274274A (en) * 1992-03-23 1993-12-28 Power Integrations, Inc. Dual threshold differential discriminator
WO2003055072A1 (en) * 2001-12-21 2003-07-03 Bang & Olufsen Icepower A/S Half-bridge driver and power conversion system with such driver
US6897492B2 (en) * 2002-02-04 2005-05-24 Ixys Corporation Power device with bi-directional level shift circuit
US6781423B1 (en) * 2003-07-04 2004-08-24 Dialog Semiconductor Gmbh High-voltage interface and driver control circuit
US6781422B1 (en) * 2003-09-17 2004-08-24 System General Corp. Capacitive high-side switch driver for a power converter

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