Conference Record of the 2004 IEEE Industry Applications Conference, 2004. 39th IAS Annual Meeting. · 2004 · 31 citations · 6 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMicroelectronicsPower ElectronicsSemiconductor DevicesConverter TopologiesGate Drive CircuitsPower ManagementSwitch-mode Power SuppliesConductionConduction LossesCurrent DensityInvertersPower Electronics DevicesPower MosfetsSwitching Loss ReductionSwitching Losses
A variety of power devices are available to designers, each with specific advantages and limitations. For inverters, typically an IGBT combined with a p-i-n diode is used to obtain high current density. Recent developments in high-voltage MOSFETs support other alternatives. For example, a MOSFET can be paralleled with an IGBT to reduce losses at low currents, while the IGBT carries the load at high currents. The current work evaluates conduction losses in this configuration, showing applicability to generic inverters.
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Semiconductor power losses in AC inverters
K. Berringer, James F. Marvin, Philippe Perruchoud · 2002 · 112 citations