Detailed circuit simulation during switching transient of GTO circuit

Author

Sumi, Hiroe ; Kobayashi, S. ; Morimoto, Masayuki ; Sugimoto, Satoshi ; Ise, Toshifumi

Author_Institution

Electron. R&D Dept., Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd., Nagoya, Japan

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

11

Lastpage

16

Abstract

A new simulation model for GTO thyristors is proposed by using a commercial circuit simulator, PSPICE. The model can be used in the design simulation of inverter circuits. The proposed model is easy to use for GTO consumers, because the model parameters are simply obtained from the manufacturer´s data-sheet and some simple measurements. The model can he used in accurate simulation of the GTO switching transient, and can be used in analyzing the interference between upper and lower GTOs. The model is a useful and effective tool in the actual design of the high power GTO inverter

Keywords

SPICE; circuit simulation; invertors; switching circuits; switching transients; thyristor convertors; GTO circuit; GTO consumers; GTO switching transient; GTO thyristors; PSPICE; circuit simulation; commercial circuit simulator; design simulation; high power GTO inverter; interference analysis; inverter circuits; manufacturer´ data-sheet; model parameters; switching transient; Circuit simulation; Interference; Inverters; Manufacturing; Power semiconductor switches; SPICE; Switching circuits; Thyristors; Transient analysis; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Power Electronics, 1998. 6th Workshop on

Conference_Location

Cernobbio

ISSN

1093-5142

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4856-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIPE.1998.779652

Filename

779652