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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 1998. ISPSD 98. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4752-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.1998.702645
