Title :
An analysis for transient characteristics of shorted collector IGBTs in free wheeling mode of operation
Author :
Tomomatsu, Yasunori ; Suekawa, Eisuke ; Kondo, Hiroki ; Enjoji, T. ; Takeda, Masanori ; Yamada, Tomoaki
Author_Institution :
Fukuryo Semicond. Eng. Corp., Mitsubish Electric Corp.
Abstract :
Computer simulation analysis predicts that shorted collector IGBT is heated locally in free wheeling mode of operation to such extent that excess temperature, depending on operating and circuit conditions, destroys itself and this is verified by experiment
Keywords :
insulated gate bipolar transistors; transient analysis; computer simulation; excess temperature; free wheeling mode; local heating; shorted collector IGBT; transient characteristics; Circuits; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Current distribution; Heat engines; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Resistance heating; Semiconductor diodes; Transient analysis; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's, 1997. ISPSD '97., 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Weimar
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3993-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.1997.601474