Static balancing of the collector current of IGBTs connected in parallel

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Abstract

This paper presents a new method for balancing currents of two or more parallel-connected IGBTs during an on-state of the switches, wherein each semiconductor is controlled by its own gate unit. Moreover, the imbalance of the collector currents are estimated by measuring the voltage across the inductance between the power-emitter and the auxiliary-emitter of the semiconductor. The imbalance control algorithm has been implemented in an FPGA. Experimental results have been obtained, with the use of a buck converter with two IGBTs of 650 A/1700 V connected in parallel.

Details

Original languageGerman
Title of host publicationIECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherIEEE
Pages1827-1833
Number of pages7
ISBN (print)978-1-4799-4032-5
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2014
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Abbreviated titleIECON 2014
Conference number40
Duration29 October - 1 November 2014
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationSheraton Hotel Dallas
CityDallas
CountryUnited States of America

External IDs

Scopus 84949926702

Keywords

Keywords

  • Insulated gate bipolar transistors, Logic gates, Voltage control, Estimation, Voltage measurement, Transient analysis, Field programmable gate arrays