IRS2117 IRF [International Rectifier], IRS2117 Datasheet - Page 11

• Manufacturer Part Number: IRS2117
• Description: SINGLE CHANNEL DRIVER
• Manufacturer: IRF [International Rectifier]

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Tolerant to Negative V
A common problem in today’s high-power switching converters is the transient response of the switch node’s
voltage as the power switches transition on and off quickly while carrying a large current. A typical half bridge
circuit is shown in Figure 5; here we define the power switches and diodes of the inverter.
If the high-side switch (e.g., Q1 in Figures 6 and 7) switches off, while the current is flowing to a load, a current
commutation occurs from high-side switch (Q1) to the diode (D2) in parallel with the low-side switch of the
inverter. At the same instance, the voltage node V
DC bus voltage.
Also when the current flows from the load back to the inverter (see Figures 8 and 9), and Q2 switches on, the
current commutation occurs from D1 to Q2. At the same instance, the voltage node V
DC bus voltage to the negative DC bus voltage.
Figure 6: Q1 conducting
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Transients
Voltage
Input
Figure 5: Half Bridge Circuit
DC+ BUS
DC- BUS
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Q1
Q2
swings from the positive DC bus voltage to the negative
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D1
D2
Load
To
Figure 7: D2 conducting
OFF
OFF
Q1
Q2
DC+ BUS
DC- BUS
V
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D1
D2
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swings from the positive
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