A GCT-driver optimized for soft-switching high-power inverters with short circuit protection

Today two semiconductor families compete in the market of high-power inverters: the transistor type IGBTs and the thyristor type (I)GCT. The aim of this work is to combine the advantages of the GCT with the flexibility of the IGBT by developing an intelligent GCT-driver optimized for soft-switching...

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Main Authors: Kollensperger, P., von Bloh, J., Schroder, S., De Doncker, R.W.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Circuit properties
Driver circuits
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Electrical power engineering
Electronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Insulated gate bipolar transistors
Inverters
Medium voltage
Operation. Load control. Reliability
Other multijunction devices. Power transistors. Thyristors
Power electronics
Power electronics, power supplies
Power networks and lines
Protection
Resonance
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Signal convertors
Switches
Thyristors
Topology
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Summary:Today two semiconductor families compete in the market of high-power inverters: the transistor type IGBTs and the thyristor type (I)GCT. The aim of this work is to combine the advantages of the GCT with the flexibility of the IGBT by developing an intelligent GCT-driver optimized for soft-switching inverters. This means the gate drive has to provide all the functionalities which these topologies demand and ensure a high reliability. The result is an easy-to-use gate driver that allows the construction of soft-switching medium-voltage inverters with significantly reduced efforts.
ISSN:0275-9306
2377-6617
DOI:10.1109/PESC.2004.1355723