Detailed analysis of different short-circuit conditions for non-punch-through IGBTs

International Power Electronics Congress - CIEP

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 263-268

  Cotorogea, M ^a   Claudio, A ^a   Aguayo, J ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GATES (TRANSISTOR); SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

NON-PUNCH-THROUGH INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS (NPT-IGBT);

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0034476511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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