DocumentCode
1858290
Title
GTO characterization for zero voltage switching applications
Author
Skibinski, G.L. ; Divan, D.M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
fYear
1991
fDate
24-27 Jun 1991
Firstpage
437
Lastpage
443
Abstract
GTO applications limitations are investigated under hard and soft switching topologies as device output power and device switching frequency are simultaneously increased. Characterization test results and a P-Spice GTO model simulating device turn-off are used in the investigation. The most significant improvement under soft switching is seen to be an elimination of the voltage spike normally associated with hard switch GTO turn-off. The impact of this on turn-off capability and switching frequency is investigated in detail
Keywords
circuit analysis computing; semiconductor device models; switching; thyristors; P-Spice GTO model; characterization test results; hard switching topologies; output power; soft switching topologies; switching frequency; turn-off; voltage spike; zero voltage switching; Application software; Snubbers; Switches; Switching converters; Switching frequency; Switching loss; Testing; Thyristors; Topology; Zero voltage switching;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1991. PESC '91 Record., 22nd Annual IEEE
Conference_Location
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0090-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PESC.1991.162712
Filename
162712
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