A new unipolar-switch design for standard applications

Author

Kern, Ansgar ; Yu, Boa-Hua

Author_Institution

Dept. of Power Electron. & Electr. Drives, Siegen Univ., Germany

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

17-20 Jun 1996

Firstpage

685

Abstract

This paper introduces a novel design for controllable single phase switches powering various kinds of inductive and noninductive applications. The switch generates low distortions and the ensuing power factor is load independent and almost unity. It uses off the shelf components (IGBT) and is of a simple topology, promising a high reliability. The paper explains its theoretical concept and operating principle in conjunction with results of a first implementation

Keywords

insulated gate bipolar transistors; power factor; power semiconductor switches; reliability; switches; switching circuits; AC conditions; DC conditions; IGBT switches; controllable single phase switches; high reliability; inductive applications; load independent power factor; low distortions; noninductive applications; off the shelf components; operating principle; unipolar-switch design; unity power factor; Frequency; Inductors; Power harmonic filters; Power supplies; RLC circuits; Shape; Switched capacitor circuits; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics, 1996. ISIE '96., Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Warsaw

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3334-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIE.1996.551025

Filename

551025