AN-7511Insulated-GateTransistorsSimplifyAC-Motor.PDFVIP

Insulated-Gate Transistors Simplify AC-Motor Speed Control Application Note September 1993 AN-7511 An IGT’s few input requirements and low On-state resistance /Title simplify drive circuitry and increase power efficiency in motor- VCC AN75 control applications. The voltage-controlled, MOSFET-like R1 input and transfer characteristics of the insulated-gate transis- LOAD 1) tor (IGT) (see EDN, September 29, 1983, pg 153 for IGT R3 Sub- details) simplify power-control circuitry when compared with ect bipolar devices. Moreover, the IGT has an input capacitance ON V CC R2 15 ≤ ≤ 25V In mirroring that of a MOSFET that has only one-third the power- OFF R2 R1 + R2 handling capability. These attributes allow you to design sim- ulated ple, low-power gate-drive circuits using isolated or level-shift- R CONTROLS t 3 OFF Gate ing techniques. What’s more, the