Three-Level Gate Driver for Latching Current Limiter in DC Microgrid Protection

Alejandro Latorre; Thiago Batista Soeiro; R.D. Geertsma; Henk Polinder

doi:10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144676

Three-Level Gate Driver for Latching Current Limiter in DC Microgrid Protection

Alejandro Latorre, Thiago Batista Soeiro, R.D. Geertsma, Henk Polinder

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Abstract

The development of DC protection systems is an enabler of widespread adoption of DC microgrids. This paper introduces a three-level gate driver that provides the latching current limiter functionality in a solid-state circuit breaker with unidirectional protection. The proposed gate driver combines the output port description of a well-known, enabled gate driver with a soft turn-off network. The corresponding circuit can be adapted to well-established SSCBs, requiring few modifications which could allow for quick development. The concept, simulation, implementation and experimental validation of the gate driver are in the scope of the paper. The gate driver is implemented and tested in a solid-state circuit breaker prototype, showing the potential to develop further DC protection devices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM 2025)
Editors	Andrii Chub
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-8-3315-1274-3
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3315-1275-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144676
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	2025 IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM) - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 4 Jun 2025 → 6 Jun 2025

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Name	2025 IEEE 7th International Conference on DC Microgrids, ICDCM 2025

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Conference	2025 IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM)
Country/Territory	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Period	4/06/25 → 6/06/25

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Latorre, A., Soeiro, T. B., Geertsma, R. D., & Polinder, H. (2025). Three-Level Gate Driver for Latching Current Limiter in DC Microgrid Protection. In A. Chub (Ed.), Proceedings of the IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM 2025) (2025 IEEE 7th International Conference on DC Microgrids, ICDCM 2025). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144676

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Latorre, A, Soeiro, TB, Geertsma, RD & Polinder, H 2025, Three-Level Gate Driver for Latching Current Limiter in DC Microgrid Protection. in A Chub (ed.), Proceedings of the IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM 2025). 2025 IEEE 7th International Conference on DC Microgrids, ICDCM 2025, IEEE, 2025 IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM), Tallinn, Estonia, 4/06/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDCM63994.2025.11144676

Three-Level Gate Driver for Latching Current Limiter in DC Microgrid Protection. / Latorre, Alejandro; Soeiro, Thiago Batista; Geertsma, R.D. et al.
Proceedings of the IEEE Seventh International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM 2025). ed. / Andrii Chub. IEEE, 2025. (2025 IEEE 7th International Conference on DC Microgrids, ICDCM 2025).

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Three-Level Gate Driver for Latching Current Limiter in DC Microgrid Protection

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