KR20170107295A - Transistor driving module for protecting over-current - Google Patents
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- H02H7/205—Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from normal working conditions for electronic equipment for controlled semi-conductors which are not included in a specific circuit arrangement
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- 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
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- 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
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- H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
- H03K17/08—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage
- H03K17/081—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit
- H03K17/08104—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit in field-effect transistor switches
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Abstract
The transistor driving module for preventing overcurrent according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply unit for outputting an output current to be applied to the transistor, a driving circuit for applying the output current to a gate terminal of the transistor to turn on the transistor, Wherein the driving circuit controls the output current to turn off the transistor if the output current is determined to be an overcurrent as a result of the determination by the determination unit .
Description
The present invention relates to a transistor drive module for preventing an overcurrent, and more particularly, to a transistor drive module for preventing an overcurrent by cutting off an overcurrent applied to a transistor by determining whether an overcurrent occurs in an output terminal of a power supply section and controlling a drive circuit based on the determination result .
Power semiconductors are key semiconductor devices for power conversion that convert DC or AC voltage and current to the appropriate form and size required by the system. These power semiconductors are used in many industrial fields such as IT, telecommunication, and automobile, and are essential in designing integrated circuits.
Industries that require precise operation of power semiconductors require power semiconductors with high operating speeds and low power losses. Conventional transistors are disadvantageous in that the circuit configuration is complicated and the operation speed is slow, instead of being cheap, and the MOSFET (Metal Oxide Silicon Field Effect Transistor) is disadvantageous in that it is low in power and high in operation speed but expensive. Therefore, Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) is fabricated by combining the advantages of MOSFETs with high operating speed and the advantages of transistors that can be manufactured at low cost and high current at low cost.
In order to drive a power semiconductor such as an IGBT, a drive circuit and a power supply device corresponding to the device specification must be designed. The driving circuit is a circuit for driving the power semiconductor, and mainly uses a totem-pole circuit. On the other hand, the power supply device is a device for supplying power to a driving circuit, and mainly uses a switched mode power supply (SMPS).
The totem pole circuit is a circuit that is connected directly to the load by omitting the output transformer. It is effective in reducing the loss of power to the power semiconductor and amplifying the current. It also has the advantage of low impedance and low noise effects.
On the other hand, SMPS is a power supply device that converts AC power supplied from a commercial power source to match the characteristics of a power semiconductor, and controls a driving circuit at a high frequency and provides a stable DC voltage. In the case of an integrated circuit including SMPS, an effective power supply can be provided when operating as an insulated type in order to prevent damage to the device and noise between the devices, and a representative example thereof is a flyback-converter.
The flyback converter is composed of a primary side power source to which power is input and a secondary side power source that supplies power to the driving circuit through a transformer. These flyback converters are mainly used in low-capacity SMPS because of the low number of parts required for power supply and low cost.
However, in the conventional flyback converter, since the primary side power source determines whether the output current from the secondary side power source is overcurrent, there is a problem such as a measurement delay, and the instantaneous overcurrent of the driving circuit can not be prevented. In addition, in the conventional flyback converter, when the overcurrent occurs in the totem pole circuit, which is a driving circuit, the operation of the driving circuit can not be immediately stopped, so that damage of transistors and power semiconductors in the totem pole circuit can not be prevented.
An object of the present invention is to provide an overcurrent prevention transistor drive module capable of preventing a measurement delay by determining whether an output current at an output terminal of the power source portion is an overcurrent.
An object of the present invention is to provide a transistor driving circuit capable of preventing damage to elements in a driving circuit by controlling a driving circuit based on an output voltage according to a determination result of an overcurrent state.
An object of the present invention is to provide an overcurrent prevention transistor drive module capable of preventing the transistor from being damaged by stopping the operation of the drive circuit immediately when the output current is determined to be an overcurrent.
The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention which are not mentioned can be understood by the following description and more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an overcurrent prevention transistor drive module for preventing an overcurrent, the overcurrent protection transistor drive module comprising: a power source for outputting an output current to be applied to the transistor; And a determination unit coupled to an output terminal of the power supply unit and determining whether the output current is an overcurrent, wherein the driving circuit determines that the output And controls the output current to turn off the transistor if the current is determined to be an overcurrent.
According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to prevent the measurement delay by determining whether the output current at the output terminal of the power supply unit is an overcurrent.
In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that device damage in the drive circuit can be prevented by controlling the drive circuit based on the output voltage according to the determination result of the overcurrent state.
In addition, according to the present invention, when the output current is determined to be an overcurrent, the operation of the driving circuit is immediately stopped, thereby preventing damage to the transistor.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a transistor driving module for preventing overcurrent according to an embodiment of the present invention connected to a transistor. FIG.
2 is a circuit diagram of a power supply unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 illustrates a determination unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a graph comparing a voltage of a measuring unit with a reference voltage according to an embodiment of the present invention and a result of the determination.
5 is a view schematically showing a state in which a first driving unit according to an embodiment of the present invention outputs an output voltage to a second driving unit based on a determination result of a determination unit.
6 illustrates a circuit in which a second driver according to an embodiment of the present invention applies an output current to a gate terminal of a transistor.
The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, which are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to denote the same or similar elements.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a
2 is a circuit diagram of a
The
The first voltage Vo1 may be a DC voltage having a constant magnitude and may be a DC voltage converted from an AC voltage for outputting a DC voltage to be input to the
In one embodiment, the
The first coil L1 and the second coil L2 are insulated and the black point of each coil may be opposite. Here, as a characteristic of the coil, the black point may be a Dot convention for identifying the polarity of the voltage applied to each coil. On the other hand, the diode D1 may include a semiconductor element having a property of causing current to flow only in one direction and not flowing in the opposite direction.
2, the
When the
On the other hand, when the
The circuit of the power
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a
The
More specifically, the comparing
Referring to FIG. 3, the measuring
Referring again to FIG. 3, the
4, the
5 is a view schematically showing a state in which the
The driving
The driving
More specifically, the
At this time, the
The
Referring to FIG. 6, the
As described above, when the driving voltage is applied as the output voltage, the
According to the present invention as described above, measurement delay can be prevented by determining whether the output current Ig at the
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, But the present invention is not limited thereto.
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A power supply unit for outputting an output current applied to the transistor;
A driving circuit for applying the output current to a gate terminal of the transistor to turn on the transistor; And
And a determination unit coupled to an output terminal of the power unit and determining whether the output current is an overcurrent,
If it is determined that the output current is an overcurrent, the driving circuit controls the output current to turn off the transistor
Transistor drive module for overcurrent prevention.
The determination unit
A measuring unit measuring the magnitude of the output current; And
And a comparator for measuring the voltage of the measuring unit and comparing the voltage of the measuring unit with a preset reference voltage and determining the output current as an overcurrent when the voltage of the measuring unit exceeds the preset reference voltage
Transistor drive module for overcurrent prevention.
The drive circuit
A first driver for outputting an output voltage based on the determination result; And
And a second driver for controlling the output current based on the output voltage
Transistor drive module for overcurrent prevention.
Wherein the output voltage includes a driving voltage and a non-driving voltage,
The first driving unit outputs the driving voltage when it is determined that the output current is not an overcurrent, and outputs the driving voltage when the output current is determined to be an overcurrent
Transistor drive module for overcurrent prevention.
The second driver
A first driving transistor that is turned on when the output voltage is the driving voltage; And
And a second driving transistor which is turned off when the output voltage is the driving voltage
Transistor drive module for overcurrent prevention.
The second driver
A first driving transistor which is turned off when the output voltage is the non-driving voltage; And
And a second driving transistor which is turned on when the output voltage is the non-driving voltage
Transistor drive module for overcurrent prevention.
The power supply unit
A power input unit for applying a first voltage;
A transformer for applying the first voltage and converting the first voltage to a second voltage; And
And a switch for controlling the first voltage applied to the transforming unit,
The power input unit applies the first voltage when the switch is turned on
Transistor drive module for overcurrent prevention.
The transformer
A first coil to which the first voltage is applied;
A second coil converting the first voltage to the second voltage; And
And a diode connected to the second coil for making the direction of the output current constant
Transistor drive module for overcurrent prevention.
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