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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Fengtai Huang, Northville, MI (US);
Bryan Ludwig, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Fred Flett, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Subramanian S. Vadula, Novi, MI (US);
Lizhi Zhu, Canton, MI (US);
Richard J. Hampo, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fengtai Huang, Northville, MI (US);
Bryan Ludwig, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Fred Flett, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Subramanian S. Vadula, Novi, MI (US);
Lizhi Zhu, Canton, MI (US);
Richard J. Hampo, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continantal Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/08 (2006.01); H02H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit and method to provide dynamic fault protection to transistors are disclosed. The fault protection may be particularly suited for protecting insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs).