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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2003
Satoru Shigeta, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yuuji Maeda, Hitachiota, JP;
Junichi Sakano, Hitachi, JP;
Shinji Shirakawa, Hitachi, JP;
Satoru Shigeta, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yuuji Maeda, Hitachiota, JP;
Junichi Sakano, Hitachi, JP;
Shinji Shirakawa, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to provide an interface circuit, a power converter using the same and an electric vehicle using the same, wherein this interface circuit ensures improved control reliability without employing a photo-coupler, an interface circuitA transfers control signals to the power transistor in a large-current circuitfrom a small-signal circuitfor driving a power transistor. The interface circuitA has a noise absorberthat electrically absorbs a noise voltage produced between the ground of the small-signal circuitand that of the power transistor. The noise absorbertransfers to the power transistor the control signals generated by the small-signal circuit, without being affected by the noise voltage if produced.