WO1996013900A1 - Elektronischer schalter, geeignet für induktive lasten - Google Patents
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- WO1996013900A1 WO1996013900A1 PCT/DE1994/001273 DE9401273W WO9613900A1 WO 1996013900 A1 WO1996013900 A1 WO 1996013900A1 DE 9401273 W DE9401273 W DE 9401273W WO 9613900 A1 WO9613900 A1 WO 9613900A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- 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
- H03K17/082—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage by feedback from the output to the control circuit
- H03K17/0822—Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage by feedback from the output to the control circuit in field-effect transistor switches
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
- H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
- H03K17/56—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices
- H03K17/687—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
- H03K17/6871—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors the output circuit comprising more than one controlled field-effect transistor
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- the invention relates to an electronic switch which is also suitable for inductive loads and which enables high switching frequencies.
- the switch is constructed in the manner of a semiconductor switch with the mode of operation of at least one FET, that is to say technology-related, also with an inner body diode in inverse operation, the gate being controlled by a first control circuit for operational switching on and off.
- the technology-related body diode in inverse operation is frequently disruptive in practice.
- This body diode lying parallel to the source-drain path is polarized in the reverse direction during operation.
- a commutation voltage or a commutation current occurs which can flow via the body diode.
- the forward voltage of the body diode in inverse mode is 0.8 to 1.2 V.
- the blocking delay time depends on the type and is approximately 150 ns for 50 V semiconductors and increases with increasing blocking voltage up to approximately 2 ⁇ s.
- an external freewheeling diode which bridges a series connection of the FET and a diode which is polarized in the forward direction in the working direction of the FET.
- the path via the semiconductor switch is blocked in inverse mode by the diode arranged in series, and a current path is made available by the bridging diode. This thus ensures that no current can flow in the reverse operation via the semiconductor switch and thus via its body diode.
- Very fast diodes for example Schottky diodes, are used for such diodes. Losses due to storage charge are greatly reduced as a result, but the additional outlay due to additional demanding diodes and in particular the switching losses in these diodes are disadvantageous.
- the object of the invention is to develop an electronic switch of the type described at the outset, which is suitable for high switching frequencies even under inductive load, without having the disadvantages which had previously been accepted.
- a control circuit for fulfilling the work commands is set up for the gate to receive such a voltage in inverse operation that the gate-source voltage is set so high is that the body diode is still de-energized, whereby in Depending on a commutation voltage or a commutation current occurring when switching off under an inductive load, the semiconductor switch is controlled to be in the "ON" state.
- the semiconductor switch can advantageously be made of silicon carbide, SiC. In this way it can be ensured in a simple manner that the voltage drop across the ON resistor, RQJJ, is smaller than the threshold voltage or forward voltage of the body diode in inverse operation.
- the control circuit for fulfilling the work commands is then only to be supplemented by a circuit which, depending on the voltage at the drain and source of the semiconductor switch, applies a voltage in inverse mode applies the gate, which conducts the work path, as long as the voltage of the inverse state is present.
- a circuit which, depending on the voltage at the drain and source of the semiconductor switch, applies a voltage in inverse mode applies the gate, which conducts the work path, as long as the voltage of the inverse state is present.
- voltages of one polarity can be switched with a FET and alternating voltages or the associated currents can be switched with two FETs connected in series.
- Such an electronic switch avoids losses due to the otherwise usual charge storage behavior of the body diode, high switching frequencies with extremely low losses being made possible even with inductive loads.
- the one that works is dependent on the commutation voltage or on the commutation current
- Control function essentially realized by a comparator, to whose positive input the .connection of the drain and to whose negative input the connection of the source is connected. is closed, the output of the comparator being routed to the gate in terms of function.
- the comparator according to claim 3 can be connected with its output via a directional valve to the gate of the semiconductor switch.
- the directional valve for example a diode, ensures that the semiconductor switch is controlled via the gate into the current-carrying state as long as the drain-source voltage is inversely polarized.
- the control function works essentially as a function of the commutation voltage.
- a control function operating as a function of the commutation current can essentially be implemented according to claim 4 by a current-voltage converter which is connected in series to the semiconductor switch with its current input and is functionally connected to the gate with its voltage output.
- the current-voltage converter can be connected directly to the gate of the semiconductor switch with its voltage output via a directional valve.
- FIG. 1 An electronic switch is illustrated in FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of the electronic switch, the control function operating as a function of the commutation voltage being implemented by a comparator, the output of which is connected directly to the gate of the semiconductor switch via a directional valve.
- FIG. 4 shows the control function operating as a function of the commutation current being implemented by a current-voltage converter.
- FIG. 5 shows the current-voltage converter having its voltage output being connected directly to the gate of the semiconductor switch via a directional valve.
- 6 shows an antiserial arrangement of electronic switches with a centrally connected inductive load in the manner of a half-bridge, as it belongs to the prior art with conventional semiconductor switches and can likewise be implemented with electronic switches according to the invention.
- FIG. 7 shows an antiserial arrangement of semiconductor switches according to the prior art with known measures for reducing the losses caused by storage charges.
- the electronic switch 1 works with a switching element 2 in the manner of a semiconductor switch with the mode of operation of an FET.
- the electron donor is to be referred to as source 3, the electron collector as drain 4 and the electrode controlling the electron flow as gate 5.
- Functioning of an FET is to be understood here to mean that the switching element has characteristics as are common to FETs.
- Technology-related the switching element also works with an inner body diode 8 in inverse mode.
- a control circuit 10 works on the gate 5 with a functional unit 6 for fulfilling the work commands and a functional unit 7 in order to control the switching element 5 in the "ON" state depending on a commutation voltage or a commutation current as long as the commutation situation is present.
- 2 shows a characteristic field which, with the family of curves 13 in the first quadrant, the behavior of the switching element 2 for a drain-source current I ⁇ g and a drain-source voltage U ⁇ g as a function of the gate-source Voltage US illustrated as a parameter.
- the switch-off state is represented by the abscissa.
- the characteristic curves 13 in the first quadrant are supplemented by the characteristic curve 11 of the body diode in the third quadrant.
- This characteristic curve 11 illustrates that the body diode becomes effective in the blocking direction parallel to the working path of the formwork element. This effectiveness can be avoided by setting the gate-source voltage on the switching element in inverse mode so that the body diode remains without current. In practice, this is promoted by a switching element made of silicon carbide in the structure of an FET. Other materials that belong to the group of insulators, such as diamond, can also be used.
- the intrinsic conductivity of SiC in the 6H modification is 1.6 x 10 -6 charge carriers per cm 3 , i.e. a factor of 10 15 less than that of silicon.
- the functional unit 6 of the control circuit for fulfilling the work commands is supplemented by a functional unit 7 for actuating the switching element as a function of the commutation voltage.
- This functional unit consists of a comparator 12, the positive input of which is connected to drain 4 and the negative input of which is connected to source 3, and the output of which is connected to gate 5 of switching element 2 via a directional valve. If, for example, there is a positive potential at drain 4 and a negative potential at source 3, as corresponds to a normal operating situation, the comparator 12 does not output any voltage at its output.
- Functional unit 6 of the control circuit can then be used to set a specific conductivity of switching element 2 by means of a corresponding gate-source voltage at gate 5.
- a commutation voltage can occur in certain network states or consumers, for example inductive loads, so that negative potential is now present at drain 4 and positive potential at source 3.
- the comparator 12 supplies a positive voltage at its output, which reaches the gate 5 via the directional valve 14, so that the switching element 2 is brought back into a conductive state as long as this inverse state is present.
- the functional unit of the control circuit which operates as a function of the commutation current is essentially implemented in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4 by current-voltage converter 15, which is connected in series with the switching element 2 with its current input and functionally at the gate 5 with its voltage output connected.
- a current-voltage converter 15 has its voltage output via a Directed valve 14 connected directly to the gate 5 of the switching element 2.
- the known arrangement according to FIG. 6 can be advantageous with electronic switches according to the invention when AC voltages are to be switched and an inductive load 16 is connected.
- the arrangement according to FIG. 7 illustrates a measure according to the prior art with a diode in the closing direction to an FET and a diode bridging the series diode and the FET. Otherwise, the arrangement according to FIG. 7 corresponds to that according to FIG. 6, in the event that it is equipped with switching elements according to the prior art.
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AU80568/94A AU8056894A (en) | 1994-10-28 | 1994-10-28 | Electronic switch suitable for inductive loads |
EP94931494A EP0788682A1 (de) | 1994-10-28 | 1994-10-28 | Elektronischer schalter, geeignet für induktive lasten |
US08/836,025 US6046516A (en) | 1994-10-28 | 1994-10-28 | Electronic switch for use with inductive loads |
PCT/DE1994/001273 WO1996013900A1 (de) | 1994-10-28 | 1994-10-28 | Elektronischer schalter, geeignet für induktive lasten |
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