IP Library Granted Patent US 9,425,787
Granted Patent B2
US 9,425,787 · App. 14/265,023 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Gate driving device and inverter having the same

Inventor: Won Jin Cho (Suwon-Si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
H03K17/68H02M7/5387
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Patent No.
US 9,425,787
App. No.
14/265,023
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gate driving device may include a plurality of inverter arms, respective inverter arms including a high-side switch and a low-side switch, a gate driving unit including a multi-channel gate driver that outputs control signals to control switching of the plurality of inverter arms, and a plurality of gate drivers, respective gate drivers receiving one of the control signals to output it to a corresponding high-side switch, and a balancing unit maintaining balance of voltage between the multi-channel gate driver and the plurality of gate drivers.

Claims (19)

1. A gate driving device, comprising:

a plurality of inverter arms, respective inverter arms including a high-side switch and a low-side switch;

a gate driving unit including a multi-channel gate driver that outputs control signals to control switching of the plurality of inverter arms, and a plurality of gate drivers, respective gate drivers configured to receive one of the control signals to output it to a corresponding high-side switch; and

a balancing unit configured to maintain balance of voltage between the multi-channel gate driver and the plurality of gate drivers.

2. The gate driving device of claim 1 , wherein the balancing unit includes a plurality of balancers, respective balancers among the plurality of balancers being connected to the multi-channel gate driver and to the respective gate drivers and equally dividing voltage applied to the multi-channel gate driver and respective gate drivers among the plurality of gate drivers.

3. The gate driving device of claim 2 , wherein respective balancers includes a resistor connected to the multi-channel gate driver and the respective gate drivers in parallel.

4. The gate driving device of claim 3 , wherein respective balancers includes a capacitor connected to the resistor in parallel.

5. The gate driving device of claim 1 , wherein the balancing unit maintains a state of voltage divided among the plurality of gate drivers when a signal output from one of the plurality of gate drivers is changed from a high level to a low level.

6. The gate driving device of claim 1 , further comprising a single voltage source supplying the gate driving unit with supply voltage.

7. The gate driving device of claim 6 , further comprising a voltage supply unit transmitting the supply voltage to the gate drivers.

8. The gate driving device of claim 7 , wherein the voltage supply unit includes a plurality of diodes connected to one another in series.

9. The gate driving device of claim 7 , wherein the voltage supply unit includes a plurality of diodes connected to one another in parallel.

10. An inverter comprising:

an inverter unit including a plurality of inverter arms, respective inverter arms including a high-side switch and a low-side switch connected in series between an input terminal at which an input voltage of a predetermined level is received and a ground, and switch the input voltage so as to output alternating current power;

a gate driving unit including a multi-channel gate driver that receives instruction signals to instruct switching control of the plurality of inverter arms and output control signals to control the switching of the plurality of inverter arms, and a plurality of gate drivers configured to receive a switching control signal for the high-side switch of one of the plurality of inverter arms from the multi-channel gate driver and output a signal corresponding to the received control signal to the high-side switch; and

a balancing unit configured to divide voltage applied to the plurality of gate drivers between the multi-channel gate driver and respective gate drivers among the plurality of gate drivers, according to the switching of the high-side switches, and maintain the divided voltage between the multi-channel gate driver and respective gate drivers among the plurality of gate drivers.

11. The inverter of claim 10 , wherein the balancing unit includes a plurality of balancers, respective balancers among the plurality of balancers being connected to the multi-channel gate driver and to the respective gate drivers and equally dividing the voltage applied to respective gate drivers among the plurality of gate drivers.

12. The inverter of claim 11 , wherein respective balancers includes a resistor connected to the multi-channel gate driver and the respective gate drivers in parallel.

13. The inverter of claim 12 , wherein respective balancers includes a capacitor connected to the resistor in parallel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2014
From: CHO, WON JIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032782/0544 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0144468 · Nov 26, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150146468A1 · May 28, 2015