DocumentCode
3240730
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.
fYear
1997
fDate
26-29 May 1997
Firstpage
209
Lastpage
212
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Semiconductor Devices and IC's, 1997. ISPSD '97., 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Weimar
ISSN
1063-6854
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3993-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISPSD.1997.601474
Filename
601474
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