Influence of high-frequency loading in DC-link fuses

Author

Blaabjerg, Frede ; Iov, Florin ; Munk, Peter ; Ries, Karsten

Author_Institution

Inst. of Energy Technol., Aalborg Univ., Denmark

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

677

Abstract

The demand for protection of power electronic applications has during the last couple of years increased regarding the high power IGBT modules. Even with an active protection, a high power IGBT still has a risk of exhibiting a violent rupture in the case of a fault if IGBT fuses do not protect it. A possible solution is a DC-link fuse protection of the converter. This paper initially discusses some possible locations of fuses in a voltage source converter and a comparison of the protection level. Then, based on an AC resistance prediction the influence of skin effect in fuses is analyzed. Next, some considerations about current distribution and spectral analysis of the current in DC-link fuses when high frequency components are present in the current are shown. Finally, based on experimental results, a temperature distribution analysis of DC-link fuses is done

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; current distribution; electric fuses; insulated gate bipolar transistors; invertors; power bipolar transistors; skin effect; spectral analysis; temperature distribution; AC resistance prediction; DC-link fuses; current distribution; high frequency components; high power IGBT modules; high-frequency loading; power electronic applications; protection level; skin effect; spectral analysis; temperature distribution analysis; voltage source converter; Current distribution; Frequency; Fuses; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power electronics; Protection; Skin effect; Spectral analysis; Temperature distribution; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Conversion Conference, 2002. PCC-Osaka 2002. Proceedings of the

Conference_Location

Osaka

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7156-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCC.2002.997600

Filename

997600