IP Library Granted Patent US 7,671,639
Granted Patent B2
US 7,671,639 · App. 10/557,408 · Granted Mar 2, 2010

Electronic circuit

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Patent No.
US 7,671,639
App. No.
10/557,408
Granted
Mar 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the case of an electronic circuit, comprising a drive unit, which generates at least one drive signal, two or more power semiconductor switches each having a first and a second main terminal, which power semiconductor switches can be switched synchronously by the drive signal, the first and the second main terminals of the power semiconductor switches in each case being electrically connected in parallel among one another, for each of the power semiconductor switches a first and a second electrically conductive connection for connection to the drive unit, a uniform dynamic current division between the power semiconductor switches is achieved according to the invention by virtue of the fact that a first inductance is provided in each of the first electrically conductive connections, and a second inductance is provided in each of the second electrically conductive connections, the first inductance being coupled to the second inductance for each of the power semiconductor switches.

Claims (28)

1. An electronic circuit comprising a drive unit, which generates at least one drive signal, two or more power semiconductor switches each having a first and a second main terminal, which power semiconductor switches are synchronously switchable switched synchronously by the drive signal, the first and the second main terminals of the power semiconductor switches in each case being electrically connected in parallel among one another, for each of the power semiconductor switches a first and a second electrically conductive connection for connection to the drive unit, a first inductance in each of the first electrically conductive connections, a second inductance in each of the second electrically conductive connections, the first inductance being coupled to the second inductance for each of the power semiconductor switches wherein a respective common-mode rejection inductor is provided for each of the power semiconductor switches, in each case a first winding of the common-mode rejection inductor forming the second inductance and in that for each common-mode rejection inductor a common-mode inductance L D,i (G) is chosen which is greater than a minimum common-mode inductance L D (G) where

L

D

(

G

)

=

Δ

L

E

·

I

SC

Δ

I

G

,

where ΔL E is a maximum difference L Exi −L E,j between two emitter inductance L E,I and L E,j where i≠jε{1,2,3}, I SC is a short-circuit current of the power semiconductor switches and ΔI G is a maximum permissible difference I i −I j between two gate currents I i and I j , where i≠jε{1,2,3}.

2. The electronic circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the synchronously switchable power semiconductor switches are insulated gate bipolar transistors.

3. The electronic circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the synchronously switchable power semiconductor switches are unipolar insulated gate field effect transistors.

4. The electronic circuit as claims in claim 2 , wherein the first electrically conductive connection for each of the insulated gate bipolar transistors makes contact with an auxiliary emitter terminal and a limiting resistor is provided in parallel with one of the first inductances.

5. A power semiconductor module, comprising a module housing, wherein the power semiconductor module comprises an electronic circuit as claimed in claim 1 .

6. The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the power semiconductor module comprises at least two submodules, and the two or more power semiconductor switches that are synchronously switchable by the drive signal are not all situated in the same submodule.

7. The electronic circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circuit comprises at least 3 semiconductor switches.

Assignments (6)
MERGER Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
Reel/Frame 065549/0576 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY"ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD" SHOULD READ "ABB TECHNOLOGY AG" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040800 FRAME: 0327. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded May 11, 2022
From: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
To: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 059928/0069 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 31, 2021
From: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
To: HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 058666/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
To: ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 052916/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 15, 2016
From: ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD
To: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 040800/0327 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2005
From: SCHLAPBACH, ULRICH; SCHNELL, RAFFAEL
To: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
Reel/Frame 017929/0123 →