Patent ID: 8373448

Claim:
An electronic load for a semiconductor element, connected to a power supply, for simulating an electrical characteristic curve of the semiconductor element, the electronic load comprising: at least two slope generating circuits; wherein, each of the at least two slope generating circuits is predetermined with different voltage-to-current slopes, and generates a current for the electronic load corresponding to an output voltage of the power supply according to the output voltage of the power supply; each slope generating circuit comprises: at least one first slope generating circuit, for simulating a first slope according to a first slope when the output voltage of the power supply ranges between 0V to a rated voltage; and a second slope generating circuit, for simulating a second slope by subtracting a forward bias voltage from the output voltage of the power supply when the output voltage of the power supply is greater than a conducting state current of the semiconductor element; the first slope generating circuit comprises a first multiplier, which has a first end connected to the power supply for receiving the output voltage of the power supply and a second input end connected to a predetermined first resistance parameter setting value; the second slope generating circuit comprises: a subtractor, having a first input end connected to the power supply for receiving the output voltage of the power supply, a second input end connected to a conducting state voltage corresponding to the semiconductor element, and an output end for outputting a voltage difference value obtained by subtracting the conducting state voltage of the semiconductor element from the output voltage of the power supply; and a second multiplier, having a first input end connected to the output end of the subtractor to receive the voltage difference value, and a second input end connected to a predetermined second resistance parameter setting value.