Title :
DC Fusing in Semiconductor Circuits
Author :
Howe, Alan F. ; Newbery, P.Gordon ; Nurse, Nigel P.M.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, England.
fDate :
5/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of power semiconductors and their application in the past few decades has brought about new requirements for their protection by fuses. In a large number of applications the fuse has to interrupt a direct-current fault. These applications include chopper circuits, regenerative dc drives, battery supplies, traction applications, and inverter circuits used in variable-speed ac drives and uninterruptible power supplies. Guidance is provided on fuse selection in typical circuits.
Keywords :
Choppers; Circuit faults; Fault currents; Fuses; Industry Applications Society; Inverters; Manufacturing; Plasma temperature; Protection; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.1986.4504747
