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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2013
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref, JP;
Takeyasu Komatsu, Chiryu, JP;
Tsuneo Maebara, Nagoya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
In a driver, a clamping module executes a clamping task that clamps an on-off control terminal voltage to be equal to or lower than a clamp voltage for a predetermined time during charging of the on-off control terminal of the switching element. The clamp voltage is lower than an upper limit of the voltage at the on-off control terminal of the switching element. A measuring module measures a parameter value correlated with a sense current correlated with a current flowing between input and output terminals of the switching element. A limiting module discharges the on-off control terminal to limit flow of the current between the input and output terminals if the value of the parameter exceeds a threshold. A setting module variably sets a length of the predetermined time as a function of the parameter value during charging of the switching element's on-off control terminal.