2021-02-28

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Do you want to know more about the Würth Elektronik components? Then click here: http://bit.ly/we_onlinecatalog_EN and visit the page http://bit.ly/Gate_Drive_Transformers to get an overview of gate drive transformers.

Würth Elektronik products, which were used in the video:

- WE-GDT Gate-Drive-Transformer: http://bit.ly/WE_GDT_en

- WE-GDTI Gate-Drive-Transformer: http://bit.ly/WE_GDTI_en

- WE-AGDT Auxiliary Gate Drive Transformer: http://bit.ly/WE_AGDT_en

Previous video: /youtube/video/kEvv-G_-jY0

DIY Tesla Coil video series: /youtube/video/-CY3aCDc3RY

MOSFET Driver Part 1 video: /youtube/video/8swJ_Bnsgl4

Everything you need to know about Transformers video: /youtube/video/2cxcP5lY7K4

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In this video I will conclude the MOSFET Driver video series by having a closer look at Gate-Drive Transformers. As a practical example I will be using a Tesla Coil driver circuit that uses a Gate-Drive Transformer to control its MOSFETs. We will be finding out how the transformer works, how to use it in a circuit, how to create a DIY version and why using a commercial solution often makes more sense. Let's get started!

Websites which were shown (used) during the video:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/230V-Teslaspule-mit-Toroid-Bausatz-Halfbridge-SSTC-kit-Solid-State-Tesla-Coil/323525869072?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

http://ferroxcube.home.pl/news/gate%20drive%20trafo.pdf

http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/temp/gdt/gdt2.html

https://www.we-online.de/katalog/datasheet/760301301.pdf

Thanks to the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group for supporting this video.

Music:

2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

0:00 Presenting my new Tesla Coil

1:30 Why does it perform better than my old one?

2:42 Intro

3:03 Overview of what a Gate-Drive Transformer does

4:36 How does the practical Transformer work?

6:13 Having a look at the Waveforms

6:48 Complementary components for the Transformer

7:36 Creating a DIY Gate-Drive Transformer

8:03 Testing the DIY version

9:03 The problem with designing a DIY version

10:16 Getting a commercial Gate-Drive Transformer

11:05 Testing the commercial solution

11:30 Verdict