Global Patent Index - EP 1620947 A2

EP 1620947 A2 20060201 - OPERATING A HALF-BRIDGE, ESPECIALLY A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR HALF-BRIDGE

Title (en)

OPERATING A HALF-BRIDGE, ESPECIALLY A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR HALF-BRIDGE

Title (de)

BETRIEB EINER HALBBRÜCKE, INSBESONDERE EINER FELDEFFEKTTRANSISTOR-HALBBRÜCKE

Title (fr)

FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN DEMI-PONT, EN PARTICULIER UN DEMI-PONT DE TRANSISTOR A EFFET DE CHAMP

Publication

EP 1620947 A2 20060201 (DE)

Application

EP 04711361 A 20040216

Priority

  • EP 2004001443 W 20040216
  • DE 10306809 A 20030218

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004075405A2] The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (1) for controlling the operation of a half-bridge (13) by pulse-width modulation, especially in a synchronous rectifier mode. Said circuit arrangement comprises a first terminal connection (23, 25) for electrically connecting the circuit arrangement (1) to an insulated gate terminal of a bridge valve (15, 17) of the half-bridge (13), a second terminal connection (20, 22) for electrically connecting the circuit arrangement (1) to an additional terminal of the bridge valve (15, 17), a lead (16, 18) electrically connecting the first terminal connection (23, 25) to the second terminal connection (20, 22), and an electric valve (43, 45) that can be switched on and off by pulse-width modulated signals. Said electric valve (43, 45) is disposed in the lead (16, 18) so that a flow of current through the lead (16, 18) can be released and blocked. The invention is specifically characterized in that at least one inductive component (35, 37) is provided in the lead (16, 18) so that a time course of an electric current flow in the lead (16, 18) is influenced by the inductance of the inductive component (35, 37), in addition to the influence of a possibly present parasitic inductance.

IPC 1-7

H03K 17/08

IPC 8 full level

H03K 17/0812 (2006.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H03K 17/08122 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 17/6871 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 17/6877 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004075405A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 10306809 A1 20040902; EP 1620947 A2 20060201; US 2007115705 A1 20070524; US 7332942 B2 20080219; WO 2004075405 A2 20040902; WO 2004075405 A3 20060914

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 10306809 A 20030218; EP 04711361 A 20040216; EP 2004001443 W 20040216; US 54607504 A 20040216