DocumentCode
3362888
Title
Control methods of current balancing for parallel connected IGBTs
Author
Tabata, Masafumi ; Igarashi, Seiki ; Kuroki, Kazuo
Author_Institution
Fuji Electr. Corp. Res. & Dev. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
fYear
1998
fDate
3-6 Jun 1998
Firstpage
101
Lastpage
104
Abstract
This paper describes control methods of current balancing for parallel connected IGBTs. These methods control a gate voltage to realize the current equally during switching and static periods. The effect of the methods has been verified by experimental and simulation results
Keywords
bipolar transistor circuits; circuit testing; electric current control; insulated gate bipolar transistors; power bipolar transistors; power semiconductor switches; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device testing; current balancing control methods; gate voltage control; parallel connected IGBTs; simulation; static periods; switching periods; Capacitance; Choppers; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Joining processes; Research and development; Resistors; Switching circuits; Threshold voltage; Timing; Voltage control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 1998. ISPSD 98. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Kyoto
ISSN
1063-6854
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4752-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISPSD.1998.702645
Filename
702645
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