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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Keiichiro Ozawa, Niiza, JP;
Keiichiro Ozawa, Niiza, JP;
Sanken Electric Co., Ltd., Niiza-shi, JP;
Abstract
A gate driver of a switching element includes a first capacitor having a first end connected to a DC power source, a first switch having a first electrode connected to the first end of the first capacitor and a second electrode connected to a negative electrode of the DC power source, a second switch having a third electrode connected to the second electrode and the negative electrode of the DC power source and a fourth electrode connected to the first capacitor, a second capacitor connected in parallel with the third and fourth electrodes of the second switch and having a first end connected to the DC power source, and a negative voltage controller connecting the gate of the switching element to the second end of the first capacitor and a second end of the second capacitor when the switching element is turned off.