Power converter with circuits for providing gate driving

KL Seaton - US Patent 9,966,837, 2018 - Google Patents
A switched mode power supply is provided comprising a pulse-width-modulator (PWM), a
power section, and a drive section for the power switch. The drive section consists of a new …

Gate drive circuit

Y Kawai, S Nagai - US Patent 9,494,964, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A gate drive circuit includes: a modulation circuit that generates a first
modulated signal and a second modulated signal; an isolator including a first …

Transformer based gate drive circuit

S Chandrasekaran, MS Hockema - US Patent 10,361,698, 2019 - Google Patents
A gate drive circuit for generating asymmetric drive voltages comprises a gate drive
transformer comprising: a primary winding responsive to a pulse width module (PWM) input …

Interface for passing control information over an isolation channel

MR May, FNL Aviles, CJ Briseno-Vidrios… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
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LABORATORIES INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR …

Gate drive circuit

S Nagai, Y Kawai, D Ueda - US Patent 9,438,230, 2016 - Google Patents
A gate drive circuit in an aspect of the present disclosure includes a modulated signal
generation circuit that generates a first modulated signal, a first isolator that isolatedly …

Transformer coupled control isolation for direct current control signals

FJ Ludicky - US Patent 10,097,166, 2018 - Google Patents
A switch drive and control arrangement may comprise a first transformer configured to
receive a control signal, a second transformer configured to receive a clock signal, and a …

Simplified gate driver for power transistors

Z Chen - US Patent 9,685,947, 2017 - Google Patents
A pulse-transformer-based isolated gate driver circuit uses a small count of high-
temperature-qualified components to drive a power semiconductor switch with asymmetrical …

Radio-frequency signal reception circuit and isolated signal transmission apparatus

S Nagai, Y Kawai - US Patent 9,362,963, 2016 - Google Patents
A radio-frequency signal reception circuit that detects an input signal includes an input
reference terminal, a first input terminal into which a first input signal is input, a second input …

Demodulator for an isolation communication channel for dual communication

CJ Briseno-Vidrios, MR May, P De Bakker - US Patent 11,539,559, 2022 - Google Patents
An integrated circuit includes a demodulator to demodulate a signal simultaneously
transmitted over an isolation com munication channel and obtain gate information and con …

Gate drive apparatus for resonant converters

D Chen, H Dai, X Liu, L Ye, D Fu - US Patent 9,876,435, 2018 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method comprises providing a resonant converter com prising a
switching network comprising a first high-side switch, a second high-side switch, a first low …