Title :
Switching behaviour of an auxiliary resonant commutated pole (ARCP) converter
Author :
Pfisterer, H.-J. ; Späth, H.
Author_Institution :
Electrotech. Inst., Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
A fast switching IGBT converter in the 100 kVA range has been set-up using the ARCP converter principle. The converter offers soft switching capabilities and a significant decrease of the switching losses. This paper presents an analysis of the commutation process including the parasitic effects due to stray inductance and the special behaviour of the semiconductor switches at zero voltage switching. A simulation model is derived and verified by measuring the switching behaviour of the main switches
Keywords :
bipolar transistor circuits; commutation; insulated gate bipolar transistors; power bipolar transistors; power semiconductor switches; resonant power convertors; switching circuits; 100 kVA; auxiliary resonant commutated pole power converter; commutation process; fast switching IGBT converter; parasitic effects; semiconductor switches; simulation model; soft switching capabilities; stray inductance; switching behaviour; switching losses reduction; zero voltage switching; Diodes; Inductance; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Pulse width modulation inverters; Resonance; Switches; Switching circuits; Switching converters; Switching frequency; Zero voltage switching;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Congress, 2000. CIEP 2000. VII IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6489-9
DOI :
10.1109/CIEP.2000.891440
