Transient behavior of IGBTs submitted to fault under load conditions

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 2182-2189

  Musumeci, S ^a   Pagano, R ^a   Raciti, A ^a   Frisina, F ^b   Melito, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOPPERS (CIRCUITS); ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC LOADS; SWITCHING; TRANSIENTS;

SWITCHING TRANSIENTS;

INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0036443291     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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