Title :
Analysis of the possibility to use 1200 V IGBT devices in snubberless medium power motor converters supplied from the 600 V mains
Author :
Grbovic, Petar J. ; Field, Perry R.
Author_Institution :
Schneider Toshiba Inverter Eur. R&D
Abstract :
The ability to use 1200 V IGBTs in a 600 Vac motor drive has the potential to reduce product size/cost. The challenge is to adequately control the switching of the IGBT avoiding over-voltage. The application of 1200 V IGBTs is assessed and a solution to the over-voltage problems given using active gate drivers
Keywords :
driver circuits; electric motors; overvoltage protection; power semiconductor switches; switching convertors; 1200 V; 600 V; IGBT switching; active gate drivers; motor drive; overvoltage avoidance; product size-cost reduction; snubberless medium power motor converters; Costs; Inductance; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Manufacturing; Motor drives; Power supplies; Pulse width modulation inverters; Research and development; Switching loss; Voltage control; IGBT; Reliability; Reverse Recovery; Variable Speed Drive;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
90-75815-09-3
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2005.219343
