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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 11, 2012
Thomas Alois Zoels, Bayern, DE;
Henry Todd Young, Erie, PA (US);
Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Bavaria, ES;
Thomas Alois Zoels, Bayern, DE;
Henry Todd Young, Erie, PA (US);
Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Bavaria, ES;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing thermal cycling of a semiconductor power switch includes obtaining a value indicative of a junction temperature of the power switch. The method also includes selecting one of several pre-determined gate drive voltages, based on the obtained value, and providing the selected gate drive voltage to a gate of the power switch. This reduces thermal cycling of a power switch relative to the thermal cycling that would be present during operation at a single gate voltage.