Normally-On SiC JFETs in power converters: Gate driver and safe operation

2010 6th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems, CIPS 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bergogne, Dominique ^a   Risaletto, Damien ^a   Dubois, Fabien ^a   Hammoud, Asif ^a   Morel, Hervé ^a   Bevilacqua, Pascal ^a   Allard, Bruno ^a   Berry, Olivier ^b   MeibodyTabar, Farid ^b   Raël, Stéphane ^b   Meuret, Régis ^c   Dhokkar, Sonia ^c   Hispano Suiza, ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GATE DRIVERS; GATE DRIVING; PLUG-INS; SAFE OPERATION; SELF PROTECTION; VOLTAGE FED INVERTER;

SILICON CARBIDE;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 79953734338     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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