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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2021
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Kazunori Watanabe, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A drive circuit for a switching element includes: a first power supply; a second power supply; a power supply switching unit that switches the first and second power supplies for applying the drive voltage based on a drive command; and an output switching unit outputting an output voltage switching signal to the second power supply that the output voltage of the second power supply becomes zero in a part of a drive period of the switching element including at least a part of an on-drive period, and the output voltage becomes a predetermined voltage other than zero in a remaining part of the drive period including at least a part of an off-drive period.