System simulation and realization of a resonant inverter with a field-controlled thyristor

Author

Johansson, Kenneth ; Lilja, Klas ; Zuckerberger, Adrian ; Straker, Friedrich ; Grüning, Horst E.

Author_Institution

Asea Brown Boveri Corp. Res., Baden, Switzerland

Volume

6

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

220

Lastpage

227

Abstract

The design, simulation, and realization of a single-ended quasi-resonant inverter (SEQRI) for induction heating applications are described. A novel power device, the field-controller thyristor (FCT), is used as a switching device. Full understanding and a proper realization of the circuit is obtained by accurate simulation with a software tool combining circuit and two-dimensional device simulation. With the use of combined circuit/device simulation, the operation of the system is predicted accurately. Comparison with experimental data showed excellent agreement. It is verified that a 15 A/1700 V FCT is an appropriate switching device for a SEQRI fed from a 220 V mains and delivering an output power of 1 kW

Keywords

circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; induction heating; invertors; power engineering computing; semiconductor device models; thyristor applications; 1 kW; 15 A; 1700 V; 220 V; circuit analysis; field-controller thyristor; induction heating; semiconductor device models, digital simulation; single-ended quasi-resonant inverter; software tool; switching; Circuit simulation; Electronic equipment testing; Equations; Power electronics; Process design; Resonant inverters; Switches; Switching circuits; Thyristors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8993

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/63.76808

Filename

76808