Description

Avago’s automotive 2.5 Amp Gate Drive Optocoupler with Integrated Desaturation (VCE) Detection and Fault Status Feedback makes automotive IGBT VCE fault protection compact, affordable, and easy-to-implement while satisfying automotive AEC-Q100 Grade 1 semiconductor requirement.

Features

• 2.5 A maximum peak output current

• Drive IGBTs up to IC = 150 A, VCE = 1200 V

• Optically isolated, FAULT status feedback

• SO-16 package

• CMOS/TTL compatible

• 500 ns max. switching speeds

• “Soft” IGBT turn-off

• Integrated fail-safe IGBT protection

– Desat (VCE) detection

– Under Voltage Lock-Out protection (UVLO) with hysteresis

• User configurable: inverting, noninverting, auto-reset, auto-shutdown

• Wide operating VCC range: 15 to 30 Volts

• -40°C to +125°C operating temperature range

• 15 kV/s min. Common Mode Rejection (CMR) at VCM = 1500 V

• Qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade 1 Test Guidelines

• Regulatory approvals:

– UL1577, CSA

– IEC/EN/DIN EN 60747-5-5

Applications

• Automotive Isolated IGBT/MOSFET Inverter gate drive

• Automotive DC-DC Converter

• AC and brushless dc motor drives

• Industrial inverters for power supplies and motor controls

• Un-interruptible Power Supp