Circuit arrangement for driving an electrical circuit breaker at high voltage potential

An electrical circuit arrangement for driving a switching power semiconductor component at a high voltage potential, the electrical circuit arrangement comprising, a circuit configured to convey a control signal (A) including switching information for the power semiconductor component, the switching information being transferred to an output voltage directly controlling the power semiconductor component, a non-controllable semiconductor gate being used for transferring switching energy, wherein the non-controllable semiconductor gate is constructed as a component with high dielectric strength for transferring the switching information:

• wherein the control signal (A) determines the variation of a second output voltage (Us) of a controllable voltage source which is connected in series with the non-controllable semiconductor gate and polarized in the forward direction, and a capacitor arrangement.