Characterization of GTO's Under Different Modes of Zero Current Switching

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Autoren

  • Axel Mertens
  • Hans Christoph Skudelny
  • Paulo P.A. Caldeira
  • T. Lipc

Externe Organisationen

  • Siemens AG
  • Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH)
  • Philips HealthTech
  • University of Wisconsin
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)338-345
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Jahrgang9
Ausgabenummer3
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Mai 1994
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

In recent years, several papers described the use of GTO's in zero current switching (ZCS) applications, with the goal of increasing the frequency range for medium- and high-power converters. Zero current switching with GTO's can be applied in series and parallel resonant converters, as well as in PWM inverters with commutation aid networks. The voltage and current waveforms at the devices differ in each of these applications, and different modes of ZCS can be identified. In this paper, a comparative view of the behavior and characteristics of the GTO in the different modes of ZCS is presented. The variety of ZCS waveforms is described and transferred into a unifying schematic. The behavior of GTO's in the different modes of operation is characterized, and requirements to the circuit environment are pointed out. The relations between the most important circuit parameters and some of the device waveform parameters are investigated experimentally.

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Characterization of GTO's Under Different Modes of Zero Current Switching. / Mertens, Axel; Skudelny, Hans Christoph; Caldeira, Paulo P.A. et al.
in: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Jahrgang 9, Nr. 3, 05.1994, S. 338-345.

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Mertens A, Skudelny HC, Caldeira PPA, Lipc T. Characterization of GTO's Under Different Modes of Zero Current Switching. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 1994 Mai;9(3):338-345. doi: 10.1109/63.311267
Mertens, Axel ; Skudelny, Hans Christoph ; Caldeira, Paulo P.A. et al. / Characterization of GTO's Under Different Modes of Zero Current Switching. in: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 1994 ; Jahrgang 9, Nr. 3. S. 338-345.
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