• DocumentCode
    3512013
  • Title

    Series connected soft switched IGBTs for high power, high voltage drives applications: experimental results

  • Author

    Botto, G. ; Carpita, M. ; Gilardi, E. ; Tenconi, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Ansaldo Ricerche srl, Genova, Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    22-27 Jun 1997
  • Firstpage
    3
  • Abstract
    An inverter phase made of two series connected IGBTs has been operated in a quasi resonant zero voltage switching mode. Commutation losses, achievable switching frequencies, output voltage gradient and performances both in normal and fault condition are discussed and compared to hard switching equivalent topology
  • Keywords
    commutation; electric drives; insulated gate bipolar transistors; invertors; losses; power semiconductor switches; resonant power convertors; switching circuits; commutation losses; fault condition performance; hard switching equivalent topology; high power drives; high voltage drives; inverter phase; normal condition performance; output voltage gradient; quasi resonant zero voltage switching; series connected soft switched IGBT; switching frequencies; Bridge circuits; Capacitors; Chromium; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Pulse width modulation; Resonance; Strontium; Switches; Turning; Zero voltage switching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1997. PESC '97 Record., 28th Annual IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    St. Louis, MO
  • ISSN
    0275-9306
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3840-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.1997.616602
  • Filename
    616602