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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 17, 2018
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yasushige Mukunoki, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Takashi Masuhara, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Takeshi Horiguchi, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A drive circuit for a power semiconductor element according to the present disclosure includes: a control command unit that outputs a turn-on command for a power semiconductor element; a gate voltage detection unit that detects a gate voltage applied to a gate terminal after the control command unit outputs the turn-on command; a differentiator that subjects the gate voltage detected by the gate voltage detection unit to time differentiation; and a determination unit that determines, based on the gate voltage detected by the gate voltage detection unit and a differential value by the differentiator, whether the power semiconductor element is in a short-circuit state or not.