Title :
Characterization of 6.5 kV IGBT modules for hard- and soft-switching operation in medium voltage applications
Author :
Schwarzer, Ulrich ; De Doncker, Rik W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Power Electron. & Electr. Drives, RWTH, Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
Modern 6.5 kV IGBTs are characterized under hard- and soft (ARCP)-switching conditions at different voltage levels, switching currents and chip junction temperatures. The determined conduction power and switching energy dissipations are implemented in behavior-based simulation models to calculate the power losses of hard- and soft-switching operating IGBTs in a medium-voltage inverter.
Keywords :
insulated gate bipolar transistors; invertors; switching convertors; 6.5 kV; ARCP switching; IGBT modules; chip junction temperatures; medium voltage applications; medium-voltage inverter; soft-switching operation; switching energy dissipations; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Drives; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Inverters; Medium voltage; Power electronics; Power generation; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor diodes;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2005. APEC 2005. Twentieth Annual IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8975-1
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2005.1452946
