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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Applicant:
Matti Laitinen, Kirkkonummi, FI;
Inventor:
Matti Laitinen, Kirkkonummi, FI;
Assignee:
ABB Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H03K 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for controlling a semiconductor component which includes a voltage controlled gate. The method includes determining and storing, prior to use of the semiconductor component, reference values of a gate voltage to be given to the gate of the semiconductor component during a change of operating states. The method also includes providing a pulse width modulated voltage from a driver circuit to a resistor connected to the gate of the semiconductor component according to the stored reference values of the gate voltage when a change in operating states of the semiconductor component is desired.