Title :
A resonant MOSFET gate driver with complete energy recovery
Author :
Chen, Yuhui ; Lee, Fred C. ; Amoroso, Luca ; Wu, Ho-Pu
Author_Institution :
Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
At high frequency power conversion applications, the power loss in driving power MOSFETs is significant. To reduce this loss, some resonant MOSFET gate drive schemes have been published. In this paper, a new resonant gate driver is proposed. In contrast with other gate drive schemes, the proposed driver features complete energy recovery during both charging and discharging transitions, as well as minimized conduction loss. Simulation and experiment results show that the proposed driver can reduce MOSFET gate drive loss very effectively
Keywords :
driver circuits; losses; power MOSFET; power convertors; MOSFET gate drive loss reduction; charging transition; complete energy recovery; discharging transition; gate drive schemes; high frequency power conversion; minimized conduction loss; power MOSFET driving; power loss; resonant MOSFET gate driver; Application software; Driver circuits; Drives; Inductors; MOSFET circuits; Power MOSFET; Power electronics; Resonance; Switching frequency; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 2000. Proceedings. IPEMC 2000. The Third International
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
7-80003-464-X
DOI :
10.1109/IPEMC.2000.885437
