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Driver Unit, Electric Power Converter, Vehicle And Method For Operating An Electric Power Converter - EP3503364

The patent EP3503364 was granted to Valeo Eautomotive Germany on Oct 4, 2023. The application was originally filed on Dec 22, 2017 under application number EP17210343A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3503364

VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY
Application Number
EP17210343A
Filing Date
Dec 22, 2017
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Sep 1, 2023
Publication Date
Oct 4, 2023
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OPPOSITION- Copyright, "Isolated Gate Driver (ISO5852S IGBT Gate Driver Reference Design for Parallel IGBTs With Short-Circuit Protection and External BJT Buffer TI Designs IGBT Gate Driver Reference Design for Parallel IGBTs With Short-Circuit Protection and External BJT Buffer Design Folder ISO5852S Product Folder ASK Our E2E Experts Features @BULLET Suited for Low-Voltage Drives up to 480-V AC @BULLET Designed to Drive Parallel IGBT Modules of a 1200-V Rating With Total Gate Charges up to 10 µC Translating to Collector Currents of 500 A @BULLET Sourceand Sink Current Ratings of up to 15 A pk With External BJT Buffer Stage @BULLET Bipolar Gate Drive Voltages @BULLET Split Output for Independent Turnon and Turnoff Control @BULLET IGBT Short-Circuit Protection Using Built-in DESAT and Adjustable Soft Turnoff Time @BULLET Built-in Common-Mode Choke and Emitter Resistance for Limiting Emitter Loop Current @BULLET Generates Fault Output During IGBT Short-Circuit Condition and Gate Driver Undervoltage Scenario @B", URL: http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/tiduc70a/tiduc70a.pdf
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