Some considerations for miniaturized measurement shunts in high frequency power electronic converters

Author

Joannou, A.J.L. ; Pentz, D.C. ; van Wyk, J.D. ; de Beer, A.S.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

fYear

2014

fDate

26-28 Aug. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Power semi-conductors are able to achieve switching transients within a few nanoseconds and possibly even faster. These fast switching transients will need to be measured and analyzed thoroughly. In this paper four different types of shunt constructions and installations are tested on the same power electronics circuit, giving widely diverse results. Interpreting and analyzing these measurement results will assist in developing accurate current measurement devices for fast switching transient power electronic converters of the future.

Keywords

power convertors; power electronics; transients; fast switching transient power electronic converter; high frequency power electronic converters; miniaturized measurement shunt; power semiconductor; shunt constructions; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Inductance; Resistors; Switches; Time measurement; Voltage measurement; Component for Measurement; Current sensor; High frequency power converter; Measurement; Transducer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'14-ECCE Europe), 2014 16th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Lappeenranta

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPE.2014.6910901

Filename

6910901