A simple high-performance low-loss current-source driver for SiC bipolar transistors

Conference Proceedings - 2012 IEEE 7th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference - ECCE Asia, IPEMC 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 222-228

  Rabkowski, Jacek ^a   Peftitsis, Dimosthenis ^a   Nee, Hans Peter ^a   Zdanowski, Mariusz ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

base drive unit; bipolar transistor; current source; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

AIR-CORED; BASE DRIVE UNIT; CURRENT PEAK; CURRENT SOURCES; DESIGN ISSUES; FAST SWITCHING; LOW-VOLTAGE SOURCES; SIC BJT; STEADY-STATE CURRENTS; SWITCHING LOSS; SWITCHING PERFORMANCE;

MOTION CONTROL; POWER ELECTRONICS; SILICON CARBIDE;

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84866785066     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPEMC.2012.6258834     Document Type: Conference Paper

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