State-of-the-art intelligent gate drivers for IGBT power modules - monitoring, control and management at the heart of power converters

Bing Ji; Wenping Cao; Volker Pickert

doi:10.1049/PBPO072E_ch11

State-of-the-art intelligent gate drivers for IGBT power modules - monitoring, control and management at the heart of power converters

Bing Ji, Wenping Cao, Volker Pickert

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Power semiconductors are the most important and enabling components in power converters, similar to the "muscle" in a living body. However, they are controlled by the central control unit, which is similar to the "brain"in a living body. Power semiconductors in power electronic systems process and control power flow. Largely different from their electronic counterpart used in signal processing, power semiconductor devices handle much higher voltages and currents for power flow control. In order to improve the system efficiency, power semiconductor devices are operated in a switching mode (On/Off).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Control circuits in power electronics
Subtitle of host publication	practical issues in design and implementation
Editors	Miguel Castilla
Publisher	IET
Pages	309-335
Number of pages	27
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-8491-9823-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-8491-9822-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPO072E_ch11
Publication status	Published - May 2016

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Name	Energy Engineering
Publisher	IET

Keywords

central control unit
Igbt power modules
insulated gate bipolar transistors
intelligent gate drivers
load flow control
power converters
power convertors power flow control
power electronic systems process
power semiconductor devices

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State-of-the-art intelligent gate drivers for IGBT power modules - monitoring, control and management at the heart of power converters. / Ji, Bing; Cao, Wenping; Pickert, Volker.
Control circuits in power electronics: practical issues in design and implementation. ed. / Miguel Castilla. IET, 2016. p. 309-335 (Energy Engineering).

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