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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2002
Atsunobu Kawamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A protective circuit for protecting an IGBT from a stress due to application of an overvoltage which is induced by a surge such as static electricity is provided. The protective circuit allows for improvement in a voltage tolerance to a stress due to application of an overvoltage induced by a surge while ensuring a current tolerance to flow of a direct current from an external power supply when the external power supply is improperly connected in a direction contrary to a normal direction. The protective circuit includes a resistor having one end connected to a terminal for connecting to the external power supply and the other end connected to a semiconductor element, and a first zener diode including a cathode connected to the other end of the resistor. The protective circuit further includes a plurality of second zener diodes connected in series between the one end of the resistor and a generator of a constant potential such as a ground.
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