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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2014
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Fumito Kusama, Osaka, JP;
Hajime Hida, Osaka, JP;
Shun Kazama, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Hanamura, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A driving apparatus includes a first potential line that applies a first potential, a second potential line that applies a second potential, a coil including a first terminal and a second second terminal that is connected to a control terminal of a switching element, a charging switch connected between the first potential line and the first terminal of the coil, a clamp switch provided between the first potential line and the second terminal of the coil, a reverse-flow blocking diode connected in series with the clamp switch between the first potential line and the second terminal of the coil, and a control circuit that controls the charging switch and the clamp switch.