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Old 03-08-2010, 09:09 AM   #3112 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MPaulHolmes View Post
12v-12v dc-dc from Cincon for high side drive, and had problems with it. I need to make a new control board, and use the POWEREX VLA106-24151 or something like that.
I'm looking into making a discrete DC-DC converter for the high side drive power supply.

A discrete DC-DC converter could be put together a fraction of the cost of a DC-DC converter module, with same or higher power output. Also if a separate gate driver PCB is used it makes sense to place the DC-DC converter on the gate driver PCB. That way a separate gate driver PCB could be made for MOSFETS (12V) and IGBTS (15V). And one standard controller could be used for both

-Mark
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