SOFTGATE – An IGCT Gate Unit for Soft Switching
Conference: PCIM Europe 2022 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
05/10/2022 - 05/12/2022 at Nürnberg, Germany
doi:10.30420/565822047
Proceedings: PCIM Europe 2022
Pages: 9Language: englishTyp: PDF
Authors:
Kucka, Jakub (Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL), Power Electronics Laboratory, Switzerland & Siemens AG, Large Drives Applications, Germany)
Dujic, Drazen (Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL), Power Electronics Laboratory, Switzerland)
Abstract:
This paper presents an IGCT unit that has been tailored for emerging soft-switching high-power applications. Redefining the state-of-the-art design and driving concepts, the size and consumption of the proposed unit can be reduced significantly. The paper investigates the operation of the IGCT with this gate unit at a ground-breaking 5 kHz continuous switching frequency. The experiments reveal the operation specifics and conclude a reliable operation.