ICL7667
Trans former Coupled Drive of MOSFETs
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16
14
12
10
8
Transformers are often used for isolation between the logic
and control section and the power section of a switching
regulator. The high output drive capability of the ICL7667
enables it to directly drive such transformers. Figure 11
shows a typical transformer coupled drive circuit. PWM ICs
with either active high or active low output can be used in
this circuit, since any inversion required can be obtained by
reversing the windings on the secondaries.
I
= 1A
D
V
= 50V
DD
V
= 375V
DD
680pF
6
V
= 200V
DD
4
630pF
2
Buffered Drivers for Multiple MOSFETs
212pF
4
0
In very high power applications which use a group of
MOSFETs in parallel, the input capacitance may be very large
and it can be difficult to charge and discharge quickly. Figure
13 shows a circuit which works very well with very large
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0
2
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8
10
12
14
16
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GATE CHARGE - Q (NANO-COULOMBS)
G
capacitance loads. When the input of the driver is zero, Q is
FIGURE 9. MOSFET GATE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
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held in conduction by the lower half of the ICL7667 and Q is
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Direct Drive of MOSFETs
clamped off by Q . When the input goes positive, Q is turned
1
1
Figure 11 shows interfaces between the ICL7667 and typical
switching regulator ICs. Note that unlike the DS0026, the
ICL7667 does not need a dropping resistor and speedup
capacitor between it and the regulator IC. The ICL7667, with
its high slew rate and high voltage drive can directly drive the
gate of the MOSFET. The SG1527 IC is the same as the
SG1525 IC, except that the outputs are inverted. This
inversion is needed since ICL7667 is an inverting buffer.
off and a current pulse is applied to the gate of Q by the
2
upper half of the ICL7667 through the transformer, T . After
1
about 20ns, T saturates and Q is held on by its own C
1
2
GS
and the bootstrap circuit of C , D and R . This bootstrap
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1
1
circuit may not be needed at frequencies greater than 10kHz
since the input capacitance of Q discharges slowly.
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15V
+165V
DC
IRF730
+V
+V
C
A
B
ICL7667
SG1527
GND
IRF730
-V
FIGURE 10A.
15V
+165V
DC
IRF730
1K
+V
+V
C
V
OUT
C1
E1
ICL7667
-V
TL494
GND
IRF730
C2
E2
1K
+15V
FIGURE 10B.
FIGURE 10. DIRECT DRIVE OF MOSFET GATES
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April 4, 2006