A new gate circuit performing fault protections of IGBTs during short circuit transients

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

Volumn 4, Issue , 2002, Pages 2614-2621

  Musumeci, S ^a   Pagano, R ^a   Raciti, A ^a   Belverde, G ^b   Melito, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SWITCHING; TRANSIENTS;

FAULT UNDER LOAD (FUL);

INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0036443295     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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