Fast switching gate driver for self resonant inverters applicable to electronic ballasts

Abstract

A fast switching gate driver suitable for self-oscillating resonant inverters such as electronic ballasts is presented. The proposed gate driver has negligible switching loss and driving loss owing to fast driving and zero voltage switching (ZVS) control capability, Experiments show that the gate transition time is as Short as 20ns and the switching loss is as little as one quarter of that of a conventional gate driver.