Title :
6 kV 5 kA RCGCT with advanced gate drive unit
Author :
Gruening, H. ; Tsuchiya, T. ; Satoh, K. ; Yamaguchi, Y. ; Mizohata, F. ; Takao, K.
Author_Institution :
Ind. Electron. & Syst. Lab., Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Hyogo, Japan
Abstract :
GCT technology has become a key to high performance power converters. In this paper a new power converter building block is introduced: A 6 inch 6 kV 5 kA reverse conducting GCT, controlled by an ultra low loss gate drive unit and double side cooled by best in class heat sinks
Keywords :
cooling; heat sinks; power convertors; thyristors; 5 kA; 6 inch; 6 kV; RCGCT; double side cooling; gate drive unit; heat sink; power converter; reverse conducting gate commutated thyristor; Circuits; Diodes; Industrial electronics; Laboratories; Power semiconductor devices; Space heating; Space technology; Temperature control; Thermal resistance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 2001. ISPSD '01. Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
4-88686-056-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.2001.934574
