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Digital Driver

Premier Controls offers a range of semiconductor components from Semikron, a company known for developing innovative future-oriented technology. Digital Driver Skyper® 52 offers individual control parameter settings and controls parallel connected IGBTs with a total current of up to 9,000 A. This new driver is based on fully digital signal processing, allowing for the transmission of isolated sensor signals and individual protection level settings. This means that development engineers can do away with costly discrete isolated circuits. The result is fewer system components and improved overall system reliability. Skyper 52 is RoHS compliant and suitable for 1200 V and 1700 V IGBT modules. It has two 9W output channels and a peak gate current of up to 50 A, making it suitable for parallel connected IGBT modules with a total current of up to 9,000 A. It is also suitable for high-frequency applications that require high driver output power and switching frequencies (up to 100 kHz). The insulation voltage is 4 kV AC and the turn-off voltage -15 V. The rugged LVDS-compatible and hence differential signal inputs and outputs correspond with the 3.3 V and 5 V I/O standards. The driver circuit can therefore be directly connected to a micro-controller or DSP without level conversion.