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A module based self-balanced series connection for IGBT

  • Lei Yang
  • , Peng Fu
  • , Xiu Yao
  • , Jin Wang
  • CAS - Institute of Plasma Physics
  • Ohio State University

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Abstract

In order to meet the growing demand of electric energy, high-voltage dc transmission and flexible ac transmission has been actively investigated to improve the bulk power transmission efficiency. Due to the limitation of the voltage and power rating of a single device, series connection technology of semiconductor devices has been applied for high voltage and high power applications. In this paper, a new series connection method of self-commutating switches is proposed. The proposed method can realize self balancing among the switches with simple algorithm and reduced size and rating requirement. Experiments have verified the performance of the proposed method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1953-1958
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479956982
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 11 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2014

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