DocumentCode
3174617
Title
A detailed analysis of a resonant gate driver for PWM applications
Author
López, Tony ; Sauerlaender, Georg ; Duerbaum, Thomas ; Tolle, Tobias
Author_Institution
Philips GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
9-13 Feb. 2003
Firstpage
873
Abstract
Gate drivers generate significant losses, especially at high frequencies. While conventional solutions dissipate all the energy, resonant gate drivers partly recover it. A resonant gate driver is studied in detail with the emphasis on PWM operation. Compared to other resonant drivers, the investigated driver combines simplicity, fast switching and loss reduction. Advantages and limits are discussed using a mathematical model and a prototype.
Keywords
PWM power convertors; driver circuits; PWM control; fast switching; loss reduction; mathematical model; power loss reduction; prototype; resonant drivers; resonant gate drivers; Capacitance; Driver circuits; Frequency; MOSFETs; Mathematical model; Power generation; Pulse width modulation; Resonance; Switches; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2003. APEC '03. Eighteenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7768-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APEC.2003.1179319
Filename
1179319
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