IGBT kelvin pin question

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EthanWu0131

Joined Jan 16, 2024
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Hello, I'm building a half bridge circuit using the IGBT IKY150N65EH7, it has an additional kelvin pin but I'm not sure how to connect it properly, it also isn't written on the datasheet. I made the circuit based on a few articles I found, but I wasn't sure if I did it correctly, plz let me know if I did it wrong and how to connect it properly. (pin 4 is gate and pin 3 is the kelvin pin, based on what I read I used it as the ground referance for high side)
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EthanWu0131

Joined Jan 16, 2024
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It is the common (not ground) terminal for the gate driver exclusively. Do not draw any load current from that pin.
Which is exactly what your schematic shows.
Thanks for the reply, but can you elaborate more, what about the pin 4 connection, if it's convenient can you draw a quick explanation? Thanks!
 
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