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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Sayan Acharya, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Han Peng, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Maja Harfman Todorovic, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ahmed Elasser, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Thomas, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods provided herein relate to a gate drive circuit for controlling operation of a wide bandgap semiconductor switch. The systems and methods receive a control signal and configuring an operation signal configured to activate a wide bandgap switch (WBG switch). A profile of the operation signal being based on electrical characteristics of first and second shaping circuits. The systems and methods further deliver the operation signal to the WBG switch.