Title :
Investigation of soft switched IGBT based boost converters for high power applications
Author :
Kutkut, Nasser H.
Author_Institution :
Soft Switching Technol. Corp., Middleton, WI, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigates a number of soft switched IGBT based boost converters suitable for high power applications. In order to reduce the number of active devices, only passive snubber arrangements are considered. The soft switching range and the IGBT volt-amp stresses for each of these topologies is studied. Simulation and experimental results are given to validate the results
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; insulated gate bipolar transistors; power semiconductor switches; snubbers; DC/DC converters; IGBT volt-amp stresses; active devices reduction; equivalent circuits; high power applications; passive snubber arrangements; soft switched IGBT based boost converters; Circuit topology; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Pulse width modulation converters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Resonance; Snubbers; Switches; Switching circuits; Switching converters; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1997. Thirty-Second IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '97., Conference Record of the 1997 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4067-1
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1997.629067
