Title :
AC-link converters with MCTs and reverse blocking NPT-IGBTs
Author :
Bernet, S. ; Petzoldt, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Power Electron., Tech. Hochschule Ilmenau, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, a comparative view of the behaviour of different IGBT and MCT zero current switching (ZCS) is presented. The calculation of the loss components of a three-phase AC link power converter shows that a substantial reduction of the required devices or losses is possible if reverse blocking NPT-IGBTs or MCTs are used
Keywords :
MOS-controlled thyristors; bipolar transistor switches; insulated gate bipolar transistors; losses; network analysis; power bipolar transistors; power semiconductor switches; switching circuits; thyristor convertors; MCTs; ZCS; circuit analysis; component count; loss components; reverse blocking NPT-IGBTs; three-phase AC link power converters; zero current switching; Circuits; Frequency conversion; Frequency synthesizers; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Loss measurement; Semiconductor diodes; Switches; Switching converters; Zero current switching; Zero voltage switching;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1995. PESC '95 Record., 26th Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2730-6
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.1995.474975
