SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240291402A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18573648

    申请日:2021-06-29

    IPC分类号: H02M7/5395 H02M1/00 H02M1/08

    摘要: In a semiconductor device (100) that drives and controls a semiconductor element (10), a current control unit (1) is provided with a pulse current supply (20) for passing a current between a control terminal (G) and a negative electrode terminal (S) of the semiconductor element (10). A timing control unit (3) causes the pulse current supply (20) to output a pulsed current during an on-period after the semiconductor element shifts to an on state or during an off-period after the semiconductor element shifts to an off state. A temperature estimation unit (7) estimates the temperature of the semiconductor element (10) on the basis of changes in current and voltage due to current supply from the pulse current supply (20).

    POWER SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT DRIVE ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT, POWER MODULE, AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240275265A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18563920

    申请日:2021-06-01

    IPC分类号: H02M1/08 H02M1/00 H02M1/32

    CPC分类号: H02M1/08 H02M1/0009 H02M1/325

    摘要: A power semiconductor element drive adjustment circuit is provided with a difference unit to calculate a difference value between a normalized value of the differential value of the collector-emitter voltage and a normalized value of the differential value of the collector current, a comparison unit to compare the difference value with a comparison reference value, a drive control unit to generate, on the basis of a comparison result of the comparison unit, a drive adjustment signal that adjusts a drive signal for the power semiconductor element, and a drive variable circuit to output, on the basis of the drive adjustment signal, the drive signal for the power semiconductor element.

    DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND POWER MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20230179196A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17921367

    申请日:2020-06-01

    IPC分类号: H03K17/082 H03K3/012

    摘要: A classification circuit generates first information for classifying an operating state of a power semiconductor element into one of a plurality of predetermined operating regions. A selector circuit generates second information for selecting a plurality of modes with different switching speeds, based on a user input. A characteristic control circuit stores a drive adjustment signal in advance for each of combinations of the operating regions and the modes and outputs the drive adjustment signal in a combination of one operating region and one mode that is selected in accordance with the first information and the second information. A gate drive circuit charges/discharges a gate at a charge rate and a discharge rate variably set in accordance with the drive adjustment signal from the characteristic control circuit, at the time of on/off of the power semiconductor element.

    POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND POWER MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20210028702A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US17042190

    申请日:2019-03-12

    IPC分类号: H02M3/158 H02H7/00 H02M1/32

    摘要: A power semiconductor device protection circuit includes: a drive circuit that drives a power semiconductor device; a current detector which includes a first resistor and an inductor connected in parallel; and a detection circuit that detects a short-circuit condition of the power semiconductor device. One end of the first resistor and one end of the inductor are connected to one terminal of the power semiconductor device. The detection circuit detects the short-circuit condition of the power semiconductor device by comparing a voltage of the one terminal of the power semiconductor device, which changes as a function of current flow through the first resistor and the inductor, with a short-circuit detection voltage. A reference potential of the drive circuit is connected to the other end of the first resistor and the other end of the inductor.

    SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180175847A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:US15579790

    申请日:2016-05-12

    IPC分类号: H03K17/081 H02M1/08

    摘要: A first circuit outputs transmission signals that change between “H” and “L” in a period of an oscillation signal in addition to a transition time of an input signal when it changes to “H” or “L”. Control protection elements invalidate induced voltage signals obtained from transformers for first and second mask periods in response to transmission signals. Buffer circuits and Schmitt circuits generate a first signal and a second signal, each indicating “H” for a relatively long period, on the basis of “H” of the induced voltage signals. A control circuit invalidates the first signal and the second signal when both the first signal and the second signal indicate “H”.