WO2011033733A9 - ゲート駆動回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a gate drive circuit for driving a semiconductor switching element, and more particularly to a gate drive circuit capable of switching the semiconductor switching element at high speed.
- a buffer circuit in which transistors and MOSFETs are connected in series is generally used as a gate driving circuit of a MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) that is a semiconductor switching element.
- MOSFET Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
- this circuit by applying a negative bias to the reference potential of the buffer, the gate voltage can be made negative when the MOSFET is off, so that a malfunction of switching of the semiconductor switching element can be prevented (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
- Semiconductor switching elements generate conduction loss during the transient state during switching. With the increase in capacity of semiconductor switching elements, conduction loss has also increased. Conventionally, however, the transition period has been shortened by reducing the switching loss by increasing the switching speed of the semiconductor switching element. In recent years, with the practical application of a semiconductor switching element formed of a wide band gap semiconductor, further high-speed switching becomes possible, and reduction of conduction loss is expected. However, there is a problem that the driving capability of the MOSFET driving circuit is insufficient, and the capability of the semiconductor switching element cannot be fully utilized. Moreover, in order to reduce the conduction loss accompanying the increase in capacity of the semiconductor switching element, the conduction loss has been reduced by reducing the on-resistance of the semiconductor switching element.
- the on-resistance value is in a trade-off relationship with the switching threshold voltage of the semiconductor switching element, and if the on-resistance is reduced, the threshold voltage of the semiconductor switching element also decreases and is more susceptible to noise. There was a problem that the possibility of.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a gate drive circuit capable of switching a semiconductor switching element at high speed.
- the gate drive circuit has an ON switching element and an OFF switching element which are complementarily turned on and off, and a positive electrode is connected to the buffer circuit for driving the semiconductor switching element and the source or emitter of the on switching element.
- a first DC voltage source connected and having a negative electrode connected to the reference potential of the gate drive circuit; and a second DC voltage having a positive electrode connected to the source or emitter of the switching element for off and a negative electrode connected to the reference potential.
- the gate drive circuit includes an ON switching element and an OFF switching element that are complementarily turned on and off, and a buffer circuit that drives the semiconductor switching element and a source or emitter of the on switching element.
- a DC voltage source with a positive electrode connected and a negative electrode connected to the reference potential of the gate drive circuit, and a drive logic that outputs a voltage pulse to the gate of the switching element for on and the gate of the switching element for off
- the logic is at least one of a control for outputting the high potential side of the voltage pulse higher than the source potential of the switching element for switching on and a control for outputting the low potential side of the voltage pulse lower than the potential of the source of the switching element for switching off.
- One control is performed.
- the present invention has an ON switching element and an OFF switching element that are complementarily turned on and off, a buffer circuit that drives a semiconductor switching element, and a positive electrode connected to the source or emitter of the on switching element, and gate drive
- a first DC voltage source having a negative electrode connected to a reference potential of the circuit
- a second DC voltage source having a positive electrode connected to the source or emitter of the switching element for off and a negative electrode connected to the reference potential. Therefore, the switching element for off can be turned off at high speed, and the semiconductor switching element can be turned on at high speed.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a gate drive circuit according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the conventional gate drive circuit. It is a figure which shows an example of the transient response waveform of the gate-source voltage of N channel MOSFET of the conventional gate drive circuit. It is a figure which shows an example of the typical relationship between the drain current of N channel MOSFET, and the gate-source voltage. It is a figure which shows the transient response waveform of the gate-source voltage of N channel MOSFET of the gate drive circuit in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the gate drive circuit in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the gate drive circuit in Embodiment 3 of this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a gate drive circuit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the gate drive circuit 1 drives a MOSFET 10 that is a semiconductor switching element.
- the gate drive circuit 1 includes a buffer 4 that is a buffer circuit that drives a MOSFET 10, a first DC voltage source 6, and a second DC voltage source 12.
- the buffer 4 has a P-channel MOSFET 2 that is an on-switching element that is totem-pole connected and complementarily turns on and off, and an N-channel MOSFET 3 that is an off-switching element.
- the MOSFET 10 is turned on when the P-channel MOSFET 2 which is the switching element for turning on, and the MOSFET 10 is turned off when the N-channel MOSFET 3 which is the switching element for turning off is turned on.
- the positive electrode of the first DC voltage source 6 is connected to the source of the P-channel MOSFET 2, and the negative electrode is connected to the reference potential (VS) 5 of the gate drive circuit 1.
- the positive electrode of the second DC voltage source 12 is connected to the source of the N-channel MOSFET 3, and the negative electrode is connected to the reference potential 5 of the gate drive circuit 1.
- the second DC voltage source 12 can raise the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3 from the reference potential 5.
- the gate driving circuit 1 takes in a gate resistor 7 when the MOSFET 10 is turned on, a gate resistor 8 when the MOSFET 10 is turned off, and a drive signal (SD) and outputs a gate voltage to the gate of the P-channel MOSFET 2 and the gate of the N-channel MOSFET 3.
- Logic 9 is provided.
- the drive logic 9 is also connected to the positive electrode of the first DC voltage source 6 and is supplied with a DC voltage from the first DC voltage source 6.
- the drive logic 9 is also connected to the reference potential 5.
- the gate voltage output from the drive logic 9 alternates between a high potential (for example, DC voltage Vout) and a low potential (for example, a reference potential) in order to turn on and off the P-channel MOSFET 2 and the N-channel MOSFET 3 in a complementary manner.
- the voltage pulse changes to.
- the gate voltage becomes high, the P-channel MOSFET 2 is turned on and the MOSFET 10 is turned on.
- the gate voltage becomes low the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned on and the MOSFET 10 is turned off.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a conventional gate driving circuit.
- the positive electrode of the second DC voltage source 12 provided between the N-channel MOSFET 3 and the reference potential 5 is connected to the source of the N-channel MOSFET 3.
- the negative electrode of the DC voltage source 22 provided between the N-channel MOSFET 3 and the reference potential 5 is connected to the source of the N-channel MOSFET 3. Is the difference.
- the gate drive circuit 1 in the first embodiment and the conventional gate drive circuit 21 are the same.
- the gate-source voltage of the MOSFET 10 (hereinafter referred to as Vgs) is negative with respect to the reference potential 5 by the DC voltage source 22 when the MOSFET 10 to be driven is off. Biased. For this reason, malfunction of switching of the MOSFET 10 due to noise can be prevented.
- Vgs the gate-source voltage of the MOSFET 10
- the buffer 4 when the MOSFET 10 is turned on.
- the MOSFET 10 In order for the MOSFET 10 to turn on, it is first necessary to turn on the P-channel MOSFET 2 after the N-channel MOSFET 3 of the buffer 4 is turned off. In order to turn on the MOSFET 10 at high speed, it is desirable to turn off the N-channel MOSFET 3 in as short a time as possible.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of a transient response waveform of Vgs of the N-channel MOSFET 3 when the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned off.
- the vertical axis represents Vgs, and represents the potential difference applied between the gate and source of the N-channel MOSFET 3 as the source potential.
- the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned off when Vgs becomes smaller than a certain threshold voltage (hereinafter referred to as Vth), but a fall time (hereinafter referred to as toff) which is a transition time from turning off the N-channel MOSFET 3 to turning off.
- Vgs voltage change rate (slope) dV / dt differs depending on FIG. 4 shows an example of a typical relationship between the drain current (hereinafter referred to as Id) of the N-channel MOSFET and Vgs. From the relationship between Id and Vgs shown in FIG. 4, it can be seen that the current change rate of Id increases as Vgs increases. That is, since the current change rate is larger when Vth is increased, Id can be cut off earlier.
- the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3 can be raised from the reference potential 5 by Vnbuffer by the voltage (hereinafter referred to as Vnbuffer) applied by the second DC voltage source 12. Since the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3 increases by Vnbuffer, the high potential side of the gate voltage output from the drive logic 9 is also set relatively high by Vnbuffer, and the gate voltage of Vout + Vnbuffer is output. Thus, even if the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3 is increased by the second DC voltage source 12, the Vgs of the N-channel MOSFET 3 during the on operation is set to the same value.
- Vout and Vnbuffer can be arbitrarily set according to the specifications of the N-channel MOSFET 3. As an example, Vout can be set to 15V and Vnbuffer can be set to 5V. Of course, the voltage value is not limited to this.
- FIG. 5 shows a transient response waveform of Vgs of the N-channel MOSFET 3 when the N-channel MOSFET 3 in the gate drive circuit 1 is turned off.
- the vertical axis represents Vgs and represents the potential difference applied between the gate and source of the N-channel MOSFET 3.
- the broken line in the figure is the case where the second DC voltage source 12 is not provided (Case 2), and is the same as the transient response waveform shown in FIG.
- the solid line in the figure is the case where the second DC voltage source 12 is provided (Case 1).
- the source potential is a constant potential (+ Vnbuffer) regardless of the ON / OFF operation of the N-channel MOSFET 3.
- the gate potential is set higher by Vout than the source potential when the N-channel MOSFET 3 is on, but is lower by Vnbuffer than the source potential when the N-channel MOSFET 3 is off. For this reason, when the N-channel MOSFET 3 starts a turn-off operation, Vgs changes from + Vout to -Vnbuffer. In other words, it is greatly changed by Vnbuffer as compared with the case where the second DC voltage source 12 is not provided.
- Vgs can be changed by a voltage difference of Vout + Vnbuffer, but the maximum voltage actually applied between the gate and source of the N-channel MOSFET 3 is Vout. This is the same as the case where the second DC voltage source 12 is not provided. That is, it is not necessary to change the specification of the withstand voltage of Vgs when the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned on.
- the time constant of the Vgs change after the turn-off does not change depending on the presence or absence of the second DC voltage source 12, so that the voltage change rate can be increased by increasing the voltage change of Vgs.
- the Vgs of the N-channel MOSFET 3 reaches Vth earlier, and Vgs is reduced.
- the time to reach Vth can be shortened by ⁇ toff.
- the voltage change rate of Vgs when Vth is reached can be increased, and toff can be shortened.
- the gate potential at the turn-off operation can be greatly changed by the amount corresponding to Vnbuffer without changing the value of Vgs when the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned on, so that the N-channel MOSFET 3 can be turned off at high speed. For this reason, the time until the P-channel MOSFET 2 is turned on is shortened, and the MOSFET 10 can be turned on at high speed.
- the source of the N-channel MOSFET 3 is not negatively biased.
- the Vth of the MOSFET 10 to be driven varies depending on the application and type, and the magnitude of noise applied to the MOSFET 10 varies greatly depending on the use environment. For this reason, when Vth of the MOSFET 10 has a sufficient margin with respect to the noise or the noise is sufficiently small, it is not necessary to make Vgs positively close to 0 [V] or to make it negative bias.
- the N-channel MOSFET 3 can be turned off at high speed, and the gate drive circuit 1 drives the MOSFET 10 at high speed. can do.
- FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a gate drive circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 denote the same or corresponding parts, and this is common throughout the entire specification.
- the gate drive circuit 11 of the present embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in that the gate drive circuit 11 includes a third DC voltage source 13 having a positive electrode connected to the source of the MOSFET 10 and a negative electrode connected to the reference potential 5.
- the third DC voltage source 13 can raise the source potential of the MOSFET 10 by Voffset from the reference potential 5 and can adjust the Vgs of the MOSFET 10. .
- the Vgs when the MOSFET 10 is off can be set to a negative bias. By setting the negative bias, malfunction of the MOSFET 10 due to noise can be prevented.
- the gate drive circuit 11 By connecting the positive electrode of the second DC voltage source 12 to the source of the N-channel MOSFET 3 and connecting the positive electrode of the third DC voltage source 13 to the source of the MOSFET 10, the gate drive circuit 11 The function of turning off the MOSFET 3 at high speed to drive the MOSFET 10 at high speed and the function of preventing the malfunction of the MOSFET 10 due to noise can be made compatible. Needless to say, the relationship between Vnbuffer and Voffset is not limited to Vnbuffer ⁇ Voffset and can be arbitrarily set in consideration of noise tolerance.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a gate drive circuit according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- the fourth DC voltage source 16 whose positive electrode is connected to the positive electrode of the first DC voltage source 17 and whose negative electrode is connected to the source of the P channel MOSFET 2 is connected to the P channel MOSFET 2 and the second DC voltage source 16.
- the difference from the second embodiment is that it is inserted between the first DC voltage source 17 and the first DC voltage source 17.
- the gate drive circuits in the first and second embodiments increase the turn-on speed of the MOSFET 10. However, if the turn-off speed of the MOSFET 10 can be increased, there are advantages such as a reduction in switching loss of the MOSFET 10. You can also enjoy it.
- the gate drive circuit of the present embodiment increases the turn-off speed of the P-channel MOSFET 2 of the buffer 4 in order to increase the turn-off of the MOSFET 10.
- the negative electrode of the first DC voltage source 17 is connected to the reference potential 5, and the positive electrode of the fourth DC voltage source 16 and the positive electrode of the first DC voltage source 17 are connected to each other.
- the DC voltage generated from the fourth DC voltage source 16 (hereinafter referred to as Vpbuffer) is set lower than the DC voltage Vout generated from the first DC voltage source 17.
- Vpbuffer the source potential of the P-channel MOSFET 2 is changed to the connection point between the first DC voltage source 17 and the fourth DC voltage source 16 by the voltage Vpbuffer applied by the fourth DC voltage source 16. Vpbuffer can be lowered from this potential.
- the voltage of the first DC voltage source 17 is set to be relatively high by Vpbuffer.
- the high potential side of the gate voltage output from the drive logic 9 is also set relatively high by Vpbuffer, and the gate voltage of Vout + Vpbuffer is output. Since the voltage of the first DC voltage source 17 is set relatively high by Vpbuffer, even if the source potential is lowered by Vpbuffer by the fourth DC voltage source 16, the Vgs of the P-channel MOSFET 2 during the ON operation is the same value.
- Set to Vout and Vpbuffer can be arbitrarily set according to the specifications of the P-channel MOSFET 2. Since the operations of the second DC voltage source 12 and the third DC voltage source 13 are the same as those in the second embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 8 shows a transient response waveform of Vgs when the P-channel MOSFET 2 in the gate drive circuit 14 is turned off.
- the vertical axis represents Vgs and represents the potential difference applied between the gate and source of the P-channel MOSFET 2.
- the broken line in the figure is the case where the fourth DC voltage source 16 is not provided (Case 4), and is the same as the transient response waveform shown in FIG.
- the solid line in the figure is the case where the fourth DC voltage source 16 is provided (Case 3).
- the source potential is a constant potential regardless of the on / off operation of the P-channel MOSFET 2.
- the gate potential is set lower by Vout than the source potential when the P-channel MOSFET 2 is on, but is higher by Vpbuffer than the source potential when the P-channel MOSFET 2 is off. For this reason, when the P-channel MOSFET 2 starts the turn-off operation, Vgs changes from ⁇ Vout to + Vpbuffer. That is, it changes greatly by Vpbuffer as compared with the case where the fourth DC voltage source 16 is not provided.
- Vgs can be changed by the voltage difference of Vout + Vpbuffer, but the maximum voltage actually applied between the gate and the source of the P-channel MOSFET 2 is Vout. This is the same as the case where the fourth DC voltage source 16 is not provided. That is, it is not necessary to change the specifications of the withstand voltage of Vgs when the P-channel MOSFET 2 is turned on.
- the voltage change rate can be increased by increasing the voltage change of Vgs. For this reason, when the fourth DC voltage source 16 is provided and the source voltage is increased by Vpbuffer as compared with the case where the fourth DC voltage source 16 is not provided, the Vgs of the P-channel MOSFET 2 reaches Vth earlier, and Vgs The time to reach Vth can be shortened by ⁇ toff. Further, compared with the case where the fourth DC voltage source 16 is not provided, the voltage change rate of Vgs when Vth is reached can be increased, and toff can be shortened.
- the gate potential during the turn-off operation can be greatly changed by Vpbuffer without changing the value of Vgs when the P-channel MOSFET 2 is turned on, so that the P-channel MOSFET 2 can be turned off at high speed. For this reason, the time until the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned on is shortened, and the MOSFET 10 can be turned off at high speed.
- the time until the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned off is shortened by raising the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3 from the reference potential 5 by the second DC voltage source 12. Can do. Furthermore, as described in the second embodiment, Vgs of the MOSFET 10 to be driven can be adjusted by the third DC voltage source 13, and malfunction of the MOSFET 10 can be prevented. As in the first embodiment, when the Vth of the MOSFET 10 has a sufficient margin for noise or the noise is sufficiently small, the third DC voltage source 13 is provided to make Vgs negative bias. There is no need. Further, when the purpose is to turn off the MOSFET 10 at high speed, the second DC voltage source 12 may not be provided like the gate drive circuit 15 as shown in FIG.
- the P channel The MOSFET 2 and the N-channel MOSFET 3 can each be turned off at high speed, and the gate drive circuit 14 can drive the MOSFET 10 at high speed. Further, by connecting the positive electrode of the third DC voltage source 13 to the source of the MOSFET 10 to be driven, malfunction of the MOSFET 10 due to noise can be prevented.
- Embodiment 4 In the first to third embodiments, in order to improve the switching speed of the buffer, the source potential of the MOSFET in the buffer is offset by a DC voltage source, and the gate potential is changed without changing the value of Vgs at the time of ON. A method of greatly changing the value was used. As a method of greatly changing the gate potential without changing the value of Vgs at the time of ON, there is a method of adjusting the gate voltage output from the drive logic to the buffer, and the same operation can be performed.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of a gate drive circuit according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- the gate drive circuit 18 of the present embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the gate drive circuit 18 does not include a DC voltage source that connects the positive electrode to the source of the P-channel MOSFET, and includes a drive logic 19 instead of the drive logic 9.
- the gate voltage output from the drive logic 19 is designed so that the switching of the buffer 4 is speeded up.
- the source potential of the P-channel MOSFET 2 is the same as the output voltage of the first DC voltage source 6 (hereinafter referred to as Vdc).
- the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3 is the same as the reference potential 5.
- FIG. 11 shows a first example of the output waveform of the gate voltage output from the drive logic 19.
- the gate voltage output from the drive logic 19 is a voltage pulse, and the high potential side of the voltage pulse is offset voltage Vdc (hereinafter referred to as Vpod) with respect to Vdc which is the source potential of the P-channel MOSFET 2. (Notation) is controlled to be higher.
- Vdc offset voltage
- the source potential of the P-channel MOSFET 2 is fixed at Vdc, and the gate potential is repeatedly changed from Vdc + Vpod to the reference potential 5, whereby the P-channel MOSFET 2 is turned on / off.
- Vgs at the time of turn-off can be changed in a range from the reference potential to Vdc + Vpod without making Vgs at the time of the ON operation of the P-channel MOSFET 2 higher than Vdc.
- the P-channel MOSFET 2 can be turned off at high speed, the time until the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned on is shortened, and the MOSFET 10 can be turned off at high speed.
- FIG. 12 shows a second example of the output waveform of the gate voltage output from the drive logic 19.
- the gate voltage output from the drive logic 19 is a voltage pulse, and the low potential side of the voltage pulse is an offset voltage ((hereinafter referred to as “reference potential 5” which is the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3).
- reference potential 5 which is the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3.
- the source potential of the N-channel MOSFET 3 is fixed at the reference potential 5 and the gate potential repeatedly changes from ⁇ Vnod to Vdc, and the N-channel MOSFET 3 is turned on / off.
- the Vgs at the turn-off time can be changed in the range of Vdc + Vnod without increasing the Vgs during the ON operation of the N-channel MOSFET 3 above Vdc.
- the N-channel MOSFET 3 can be turned off at high speed, The time to turn on the channel MOSFET2 shortened, it is possible to turn on the MOSFET10 fast.
- FIG. 13 shows a third example of the output waveform of the gate voltage output from the drive logic 19.
- FIG. 13 is a combination of the output waveforms shown in FIGS. 11 and 12.
- the high potential side of the gate voltage output from the drive logic 19 is set to be higher by Vpod than Vdc, and the low potential side is set to be lower by Vnode than the reference potential 5.
- the drive logic 19 outputs such a gate voltage
- the P-channel MOSFET 2 can be turned off at high speed
- the MOSFET 10 can be turned off at high speed
- the N-channel MOSFET 3 can be turned off at high speed
- the MOSFET 10 can be turned on at high speed. be able to.
- the gate drive circuit 18 can drive the MOSFET 10 at a high speed by adjusting the gate voltage of the drive logic 19.
- the third DC voltage source 13 may be omitted in consideration of noise tolerance.
- the configuration of the drive logic 19 of the present embodiment may be applied to the conventional gate drive circuit shown in FIG. 2, or added to the gate drive circuit shown in the first to third embodiments. May be applied.
- the present invention is not limited to this and is applied to a switching element such as a transistor. it can.
- the semiconductor switching element is not limited to the MOSFET, but can be applied to a bipolar transistor such as an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor).
- the present invention can also be applied to a J-FET (Junction Field Effect Transistor). When a bipolar transistor is applied, the emitter corresponding to the source of the MOSFET is the emitter.
- the switching element may be formed of a wide band gap semiconductor having a wider band gap than silicon.
- the wide band gap semiconductor include silicon carbide, a gallium nitride-based material, and diamond.
- Switching elements formed of wide bandgap semiconductors have high voltage resistance and high allowable current density, so that the switching elements can be downsized. By using these downsized switching elements, these elements can be used. It is possible to reduce the size of a semiconductor module in which is incorporated.
- the heat resistance is high, the heat dissipating fins of the heat sink can be downsized and the water cooling section can be air cooled, so that the semiconductor module can be further downsized.
- the power loss is low, it is possible to increase the efficiency of the switching element, and further increase the efficiency of the semiconductor module.
- Gate drive circuit 2 P channel MOSFET, 3 N channel MOSFET, 4 buffer, 5 reference potential, 6, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22 DC voltage source, 7 on Gate resistance, 8 OFF gate resistance, 9, 19 drive logic, 10 MOSFET.
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図1は、この発明の実施の形態1におけるゲート駆動回路の概略の構成図である。ゲート駆動回路1は、半導体スイッチング素子であるMOSFET10を駆動するものである。図1において、ゲート駆動回路1は、MOSFET10を駆動するバッファ回路であるバッファ4と、第1の直流電圧源6と、第2の直流電圧源12とよって構成されている。
図6は、この発明の実施の形態2におけるゲート駆動回路の概略の構成図である。図6において、図1と同一の符号を付したものは、同一またはこれに相当するものであり、このことは明細書の全文において共通することである。本実施の形態のゲート駆動回路11は、正極をMOSFET10のソースに接続し、負極を基準電位5に接続する第3の直流電圧源13を備えた点が実施の形態1と異なる。
図7は、この発明の実施の形態3におけるゲート駆動回路の概略の構成図である。本実施の形態のゲート駆動回路14は、正極を第1の直流電圧源17の正極に接続し、負極をPチャネルMOSFET2のソースに接続する第4の直流電圧源16を、PチャネルMOSFET2と第1の直流電圧源17との間に挿入した点が実施の形態2と異なる。実施の形態1および実施の形態2におけるゲート駆動回路は、MOSFET10のターンオンの速度を速くするものであるが、MOSFET10のターンオフの速度も速くすることができれば、MOSFET10のスイッチング損失の低減などのメリットをさらに享受することができる。本実施の形態のゲート駆動回路は、MOSFET10のターンオフを速くするために、バッファ4のPチャネルMOSFET2のターンオフの速度を速くするものである。
実施の形態1~実施の形態3においては、バッファのスイッチング速度を向上させるために、バッファ内部のMOSFETのソース電位を直流電圧源でオフセットして、オン時のVgsの値を変えずにゲート電位を大きく変化させる方法を用いた。オン時のVgsの値を変えずにゲート電位を大きく変化させる方法としては、駆動ロジックからバッファへ出力されるゲート電圧を調節する方法があり、同様の動作を行うことができる。図10は、この発明の実施の形態4におけるゲート駆動回路の概略の構成図である。本実施の形態のゲート駆動回路18は、PチャネルMOSFETのソースに正極を接続する直流電圧源を備えず、駆動ロジック9の代わりに駆動ロジック19を備えた点が実施の形態2と異なる。
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- 半導体スイッチング素子を駆動するゲート駆動回路であって、
相補的にオン・オフするオン用スイッチング素子およびオフ用スイッチング素子を有し、前記半導体スイッチング素子を駆動するバッファ回路と、
前記オン用スイッチング素子のソースまたはエミッタに正極が接続され、前記ゲート駆動回路の基準電位に負極が接続された第1の直流電圧源と、
前記オフ用スイッチング素子のソースまたはエミッタに正極が接続され、前記基準電位に負極が接続された第2の直流電圧源とを備えたことを特徴とするゲート駆動回路。 - 前記半導体スイッチング素子のソースに正極が接続され、前記基準電位に負極が接続された第3の直流電圧源を備え、
前記第2の直流電圧源から発生される直流電圧は、前記第3の直流電圧源から発生される直流電圧よりも低いことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のゲート駆動回路。 - 前記オン用スイッチング素子と前記第1の直流電圧源との間に挿入された第4の直流電圧源を備え、
前記第4の直流電圧源の正極は、前記第1の直流電圧源の正極に接続され、
前記第4の直流電圧源の負極は、前記オン用スイッチング素子のソースまたはエミッタに接続され、
前記第4の直流電圧源から発生される直流電圧は、前記第1の直流電圧源から発生される直流電圧よりも低いことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のゲート駆動回路。 - 半導体スイッチング素子を駆動するゲート駆動回路であって、
相補的にオン・オフするオン用スイッチング素子およびオフ用スイッチング素子を有し、前記半導体スイッチング素子を駆動するバッファ回路と、
前記ゲート駆動回路の基準電位に負極が接続された第1の直流電圧源と、
前記オン用スイッチング素子と前記第1の直流電圧源との間に挿入された第4の直流電圧源とを備え、
前記第4の直流電圧源の正極は、前記第1の直流電圧源の正極に接続され、
前記第4の直流電圧源の負極は、前記オン用スイッチング素子のソースまたはエミッタに接続され、
前記第4の直流電圧源から発生される直流電圧は、前記第1の直流電圧源から発生される直流電圧よりも低いことを特徴とするゲート駆動回路。 - 半導体スイッチング素子を駆動するゲート駆動回路であって、
相補的にオン・オフするオン用スイッチング素子およびオフ用スイッチング素子を有し、前記半導体スイッチング素子を駆動するバッファ回路と、
前記オン用スイッチング素子のソースまたはエミッタに正極が接続され、前記ゲート駆動回路の基準電位に負極が接続された直流電圧源と、
前記オン用スイッチング素子のゲートおよび前記オフ用スイッチング素子のゲートに対して電圧パルスを出力する駆動ロジックとを備え、
前記駆動ロジックは、前記電圧パルスの高電位側を前記オン用スイッチング素子のソースの電位より高く出力する制御および前記電圧パルスの低電位側を前記オフ用スイッチング素子のソースの電位より低く出力する制御のうちの少なくともいずれか一方の制御を行うことを特徴とするゲート駆動回路。 - 前記半導体スイッチング素子は、ワイドバンドギャップ半導体によって形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載のゲート駆動回路。
- 前記ワイドバンドギャップ半導体は、炭化珪素、窒化ガリウム系材料又はダイヤモンドであることを特徴とする請求項6に記載のゲート駆動回路。
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