The robustness of series-connected high power IGBT modules

Microelectronics Reliability

Volumn 47, Issue 9-11 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1746-1750

  Abbate, C ^a   Busatto, G ^a   Fratelli, L ^b   Iannuzzo, F ^a   Cascone, B ^b   Manzo, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b ANSALDO ENERGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

AUXILIARY CIRCUITS; SWITCHING MODE; SWITCHING RATING;

TRANSISTORS;

EID: 34548692773     PISSN: 00262714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2007.07.036     Document Type: Article

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