IP Library Granted Patent US 10,135,433
Granted Patent B2
US 10,135,433 · App. 13/834,301 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Method for compensation of manufacturing tolerances of at least one electric parameter of a power transistor and associated system

Inventors: Stephane Richard (Drancy, FR); Herve Cara (Toussus le Noble, FR); Jean-Marc Nicolai (Courbevoie, FR)
Assignee: GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD.
H03K17/14H03K17/107
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Patent No.
US 10,135,433
App. No.
13/834,301
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The system ( 21 ) includes: a power transistor ( 22 ), a data medium ( 60 ) including data relating to the manufacturing tolerance (Tol) of at least one electric parameter of the transistor ( 22 ), an electric circuit ( 26 ) for controlling the transistor adapted so as to operate for a reference value of the parameter (V REF ), an electric circuit ( 64 ) having an inductance of less than 100 nH and such that the assembly ( 70 ) formed with the circuit ( 64 ) and the transistor ( 22 ) has a value for the parameter, for which the deviation in absolute with the reference value is strictly less than the manufacturing tolerance (Tol).

Claims (15)

1. A system comprising:

an assembly including an electric circuit and a transistor,

wherein the assembly is configured to receive data including a reference parameter of the transistor and a manufacturing tolerance of the reference parameter,

wherein the assembly is characterized by an electric parameter;

wherein an inductance of the electric circuit is selected such that an absolute value of a difference between the electric parameter and the reference parameter is strictly less than the manufacturing tolerance; and

wherein the reference parameter is one selected from the group consisting of a switching characteristic of the transistor, a Miller capacitance of the transistor, a delay time of the transistor, and a rise time of the transistor.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the inductance is less than 100 nH.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the inductance is less than 75 nH.

4. The system of claim 1 , further including a control circuit configured to drive the transistor.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the control circuit includes an optical receiver.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transistor is an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT).

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the IGBT has a diode disposed between two conducting terminals.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein further including another assembly similarly configured to the assembly.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system is configured to simultaneously trigger the assembly and the other assembly.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transistor is a power transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2013
From: RICHARD, STEPHANE; CARA, HERVE; NICOLAI, JEAN-MARC
To: GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Reel/Frame 030734/0773 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 12 52392 · Mar 16, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130241605A1 · Sep 19, 2013