AC switches with integrated gate driver supplies

Author

Nguyen, Binh-Dac ; Crebier, J.C. ; Mitova, Radoslava ; Aubard, Laurent ; Schaeffer, Christian

Author_Institution

Lab. d´Electrotechnique de Grenoble, INPG/UJF-CNRS UMR, Grenoble

fYear

2005

fDate

11-14 Sept. 2005

Abstract

Monolithic integration dedicated to power electronics applications simplifies design and implementation of converters. This paper presents a simple and highly integrated gate driver powering technique for AC switches and AC to AC converters. Gate driver supply operating principle and integration are first recalled. Then, it is shown how the proposed solution can easily be implemented into or within AC switches made with two elements or even with double sided switches. Finally, it is shown how this gate driver powering technique operates when used in AC to AC converters. An experimental set up comes to validate this operation and the overall approach

Keywords

AC-AC power convertors; design engineering; driver circuits; monolithic integrated circuits; switches; switching convertors; AC switches; AC to AC converters; integrated gate driver supplies; monolithic integration; power electronics applications; Buck converters; Capacitors; Driver circuits; Energy management; Manufacturing processes; Monolithic integrated circuits; Power supplies; Switches; Switching converters; Topology; AC/AC converter; Driver assistant systems; IPM (Intelligent Power Module); MOS controlled device; Monolithic power integration; Power supply;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 European Conference on

Conference_Location

Dresden

Print_ISBN

90-75815-09-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPE.2005.219591

Filename

1665781