Bidirectional switch circuit and power converter including the same
AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.
InventorsReiji Kawashima, Kazushi Hisayama, Hiroshima Hibino, Morimitsu Sekimoto, Toshiyuki Maeda, Sumikazu Matsuno
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Abstract
A bidirectional switch circuit includes two switching elements connected to conduct a current in both directions. The two switching elements are connected in series to each other. Of the two switching elements, the switching element to which a reverse voltage is applied, a voltage of a source of one of the switching elements being higher than a voltage of a drain of the one, is configured to conduct a current from the source to the drain even when an on-drive signal is not being input to a gate terminal of the one.
Claims12
A bidirectional switch circuit comprising:
- two switching elements connected to conduct a current in both directions,
- wherein
- the two switching elements are connected in series to each other, and
- of the two switching elements, the switching element to which a reverse voltage is applied, a voltage of a source of one of the switching elements being higher than a voltage of a drain of the one, is configured to conduct a current from the source to the drain even when an on-drive signal is not being input to a gate terminal of the one.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.