摘要 |
A power transistor control circuit for controlling the bias input to the power transducer. During normal operations two switching transistors bias the base input to a power transistor positively and negatively to turn the power transistor on and off. By back biasing a conducting transistor, however, the blocking voltage capability of the transistor is diminished. To maintain blocking voltage at a maximum, the present circuit senses overcurrent conditions indicating a problem condition exists and turns off the power transistor by neutrally biasing a base input. Preferably, both switching transistors used to bias the base input during normal operation of the transistor are rendered nonconductive to accomplish this neutral biasing.
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