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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Benno Weis, Hemhofen, DE;
Fabian Diepold, Altmannstein, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/14 (2006.01); G01R 19/175 (2006.01); H03K 17/30 (2006.01); H03K 17/08 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/145 (2013.01); G01R 19/16538 (2013.01); G01R 19/175 (2013.01); H03K 17/302 (2013.01); H03K 2017/0806 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a normally off or normally on power semiconductor element. A threshold voltage change in a threshold voltage of the power semiconductor element in relation to a reference threshold voltage is determined. A switch-on gate voltage is applied between a gate terminal and a source terminal of the power semiconductor element for the purpose of switching on the power semiconductor element is changed by the threshold voltage change in relation to a reference switch-on gate voltage corresponding to the reference threshold voltage.