发明名称 |
Circuit and method for protecting power components against forward overvoltages |
摘要 |
A circuit protects a power transistor of the vertical MOS or IGTB-type during the off state against forward overvoltages. The protection circuit includes a first circuit for limiting the voltage across the transistor to a predetermined voltage, lower than the forward breakdown voltage of the power transistor, a circuit for detecting the quantity of energy dissipated in the transistor when the first circuit is enabled, and a second circuit for turning the transistor on at low impedance. The second circuit is enabled when the detection circuit has detected that the dissipated energy has exceeded a predetermined energy threshold.
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申请公布号 |
US5465190(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1995.11.07 |
申请号 |
US19930088302 |
申请日期 |
1993.07.07 |
申请人 |
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS S.A. |
发明人 |
MEUNIER, PHILIPPE;PAVLIN, ANTOINE |
分类号 |
H02H3/20;H02H3/02;H02H7/20;H02H9/04;H02M3/155;H03K17/08;H03K17/082;(IPC1-7):H02H9/04;G05F3/26 |
主分类号 |
H02H3/20 |
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