Title :
Characterization of a 6.5 kV / 500A IGBT module in a series resonant converter
Author :
Lindenmüller, Lars ; Alvarez, Rodrigo ; Kleinichen, Philipp ; Bernet, Steffen
Author_Institution :
Power Electron. Lab., Tech. Univ. Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
The operation of a commercially available (6.5 kV, 500 A) IGBT module as Zero Current Switch (ZCS) in a series resonance converter is presented in this paper. A test bench with a novel operation mode, which allows the investigation of the semiconductors at low expense of power supplies, is shown. Finally the switching behavior of the IGBT is analyzed in detail as well as compared to hard switching operation.
Keywords :
insulated gate bipolar transistors; resonant power convertors; zero current switching; IGBT module; ZCS; current 500 A; hard switching operation; operation mode; power supplies; series resonant converter; voltage 6.5 kV; zero current switch; Inductance; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic switching; Switches; Zero current switching;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0542-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064332