Title :
System design of an air-cooled IGBT propulsion inverter
Author_Institution :
GEC Alsthom Traction, UK
Abstract :
The author discusses the factors affecting the design of IGBT inverters including practical and economic factors. The most important design objectives are then discussed followed by practical implementation of such inverters for the London Underground and the RATP Paris. The thermal calculations of an IGBT are also discussed
Keywords :
cooling; electric propulsion; insulated gate bipolar transistors; invertors; railways; rapid transit systems; thermal analysis; London Underground; RATP Paris; air-cooled IGBT propulsion inverter; economic factors; system design; thermal calculations;
Conference_Titel :
IGBT Propulsion Drives, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19950536
