Method and apparatus for turning off a cascode circuit with...

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H03K 17/567 (2006.01) H03K 17/082 (2006.01)

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CA 2376750

The invention relates to a method and a device for disconnecting a cascode circuit (2) consisting of a series connection of a low-blocking and a high- blocking semiconductor switch (4, 6). According to the invention, on reception of an incoming disconnection command (USt) the gate voltage (UGS) of the low- blocking semiconductor switch (4) is controlled such that its drain voltage (UD'S) is constantly held in the active range of said low-blocking semiconductor switch (4). In this way an excessive increase in the voltage of the low-voltage cascode circuit to a high voltage is detected and actively limited.

L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif pour la déconnexion d'un circuit cascode (2) constitué d'un montage en série d'un commutateur à semi-conducteurs à blocage bas et d'un commutateur à semi-conducteurs à blocage haut (4,6). Selon l'invention, à l'arrivée d'une commande de déconnexion (U¿St?), la tension de grille (U¿GS?) du commutateur à semi-conducteurs à blocage bas (4) est réglée de telle façon que sa tension de drain (U¿D'S?) est maintenue constante dans la région active du commutateur à semi-conducteurs à blocage bas (4). Une surtension interdite au potentiel haut du circuit cascode au potentiel bas est ainsi détectée et limitée activement.

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