Base Switch Element with Increased Reliability for High-Voltage Power Converters

• Published in: 2020 27th International Workshop on Electric Drives: MPEI Department of Electric Drives 90th Anniversary (IWED) pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Dukhnich, Elena, Voronin, Igor, Osipov, Oleg
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Capacitance; Ceramics; converters; energy efficiency; insulated gate bipolar transistors; MOSFET; Oscillators; power semiconductor switches; Switches; Switching circuits; switching converters; thyristors

The paper considers the task of development of energy efficient, reliable power semiconductor switches for power high-voltage converters. A method of increasing the maximum rated voltage of the switch, which does not lead to the increase of its static and dynamic losses has been suggested. A switch...