Title :
Digital synchronisation of switching transistors
Author :
Auckland, D.W. ; Shuttleworth, R. ; Wong, T.W.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Lab., Manchester Univ., UK
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A digital technique is described for controlling the application and removal of base drive to parallel connected power transistors so that they switch on and off in synchronism, and with minimum power dissipation. The control circuitry was designed specifically for integration on an uncommitted logic array to produce a dedicated integrated circuit. This circuit, together with its power transistor, associated base drive and emitter current sensing circuitry forms a power module which can be operated in parallel with other similar modules to form a switch mode power regulator of any required current rating
Keywords :
bipolar transistors; cellular arrays; controllers; integrated logic circuits; power transistors; switching systems; synchronisation; base drive; control circuitry; current rating; dedicated integrated circuit; digital synchronisation; emitter current sensing circuitry; parallel bipolar transistors; parallel connected power transistors; power dissipation; power module; switch mode power regulator; switching transistors; uncommitted logic array;
Journal_Title :
Electric Power Applications, IEE Proceedings B
