Characterisation of high-voltage IGBT modules at high temperature and high currents

Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1391-1396

  Busatto, G ^a   Abbate, C ^a   Cascone, B ^b   Matizo, R ^b   Fratelli, L ^b   Giannini, G ^b   Iannuzzo, F ^a   Velardi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b ANSALDOBREDA SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

High temperature; High voltage and current IGBTs; Turn off

Indexed keywords

POWER ELECTRONICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH VOLTAGE; LARGE-OUTPUT CURRENTS; PROTECTION CIRCUITS; TURN OFFS;

RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE;

EID: 84929316956     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PEDS.2003.1283185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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