Advanced electrical design for the next generation MV integrated power system converter

Author

Lentijo, Kathleen ; Benavides, Nick

Author_Institution

R&D, Converteam Naval Syst., Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

10-13 April 2011

Firstpage

219

Lastpage

222

Abstract

The integrated power system converter is a high-power voltage source inverter suitable for Naval applications which combines the innovative three-level neutral-point piloted topology with state-of-the art 4.5kV press-pack devices. The converter design has included an in depth semiconductor characterization of IGBT/diode press-pack devices from two manufacturers which have been used to study the interactions in the semiconductor and gating electronic interface. Simulation and lab results with an active snubber are shown and discussed. The paper also highlights aspects of the design which make it especially suitable for Naval applications.

Keywords

insulated gate bipolar transistors; invertors; marine systems; power convertors; snubbers; IGBT/diode press-pack devices; active snubber; gating electronic interface; high-power voltage source inverter; naval applications; next generation MV integrated power system converter; semiconductor electronic interface; three-level neutral-point piloted topology; voltage 4.5 kV; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Load modeling; Logic gates; Marine vehicles; Snubbers; Testing; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Alexandria, VA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9272-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ESTS.2011.5770870

Filename

5770870