Gate driver for MOS control semiconductor devices

摘要

A gate driver is provided for controlling a gate voltage of each of a plurality of MOS control semiconductor devices, such as IGBTs or metal oxide MOS transistors, of a semiconductor power converter in which said MOS control semiconductors are connected in series with each other, the gate driver includes a power supply line having a higher potential than a gate potential on each of said MOS control semiconductor devices when in steady ON state, and an arrangement for supplying a current from the power source line to the gate of each of said MOS control semiconductors to increase the gate voltage of the MOS control semiconductor devices when a potential difference between said power supply line and an emitter of each of said MOS control semiconductors is constant and when a collector voltage of the MOS control semiconductor device exceeds a predetermined value under ON state of the MOS control semiconductor device.