General Description
The PVI Series Photovoltaic Isolator generates an electrically isolated DC
voltage upon receipt of a DC input signal.
It is capable of directly driving gates of power
MOSFETs or IGBTs.
It utilizes a monolithic integrated circuit photovoltaic generator of novel construction as its output.
The output is controlled by radiation from a GaAlAs light emitting diode (LED), which is optically isolated from the photovoltaic generator.
The PVI Series is ideally suited for applications requiring high-current and/or high-
voltage switching with optical isolation between the low-level driving circuitry and high-energy or high-
voltage load circuits.
It can be used for directly driving g...