Title :
Speed shifting gate drive for intelligent power modules
Author :
Motto, Eric R. ; Donlon, John F.
Author_Institution :
Powerex Inc., Youngwood, PA
Abstract :
This paper describes a new family of intelligent power modules utilizing a novel gate driver that automatically adjusts its driving speed as a function of collector current to provide an improved trade-off between switching losses and switching noise
Keywords :
driver circuits; insulated gate bipolar transistors; insulated gate field effect transistors; power field effect transistors; collector current; driving speed; gate driver; intelligent power modules; switching losses; switching noise; Charge carrier lifetime; Costs; Current density; Diodes; Frequency; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Inverters; Multichip modules; Switching loss; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2006. APEC '06. Twenty-First Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9547-6
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2006.1620768
