Real-time optimization of IGBT/diode cell switching under active voltage control

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

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 2262-2268

  Wang, Y ^a   Palmer, P R ^a   Lim, T C ^b   Finney, S J ^b   Bryant, A T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active voltage control; Adaptive control; LGBT diode commutation; Real time optimisation; Self timing control

Indexed keywords

GATES (TRANSISTOR); REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SWITCHING; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ACTIVE VOLTAGE CONTROL; ADAPTIVE CONTROL; LGBT/DIODE COMMUTATION; REAL-TIME OPTIMIZATION; SELF-TIMING CONTROL;

DIODES;

EID: 34948872660     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IAS.2006.256857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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