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EP0159233A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Control circuit for switching a power transistor

Assignee: Thales SA
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Filing: 1985-03-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-03-15
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Abstract

Abstract Translated from French L'invention concerne la commande de commutation des transistors de puissance commandant une charge inductive. Pour éviter une sursaturation du transistor, entraînant une consommation excessive et une difficulté de commutation à l'ouverture, on fait travailler le transistor (T) à la limite de la saturation, au moyen d'une résistance d'émetteur (R), d'un quasi miroir de courant (T1, T2, r) en parallèle sur la résistance R, d'un autre miroir de courant (T3,T4), et d'un amplificateur de courant (12). Le courant i du premier miroir de courant est commandé en tout ou rien par un générateur de créneaux (16) tel que ceux que l'on utilise dans les alimentations à decoupage ou les circuits de balayage de télévision pour lesquels l'invention est particulièrement appropriée. Le courant de base du transistor de puissance est ainsi rendu proportionnel au courant collecteur imposé par la charge inductive. The invention relates to the switching control of power transistors controlling an inductive load. To avoid over-saturation of the transistor, leading to excessive consumption and difficulty in switching on opening, the transistor (T) is made to work at the limit of saturation, by means of an emitter resistance (R), d '' a quasi current mirror (T1, T2, r) in parallel on the resistor R, another current mirror (T3, T4), and a current amplifier (12). The current i of the first current mirror is controlled in all or nothing by a slot generator (16) such as those which are used in switching power supplies or television scanning circuits for which the invention is particularly suitable . The base current of the power transistor is thus made proportional to the collector current imposed by the inductive load.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jean De Sartre

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 22:24
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/04; H03K17/042; H03K17/0422; H03K17/51; H03K17/56; H03K17/60; H03K17/64

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