TILAS: A simple analysis tool for estimating power losses in an IGBT-Diode pair under hysteresis control in three-phase inverters

Ali M. Bazzi, Jonathan W. Kimball, Kevin Kepley, Philip T. Krein

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Abstract

Several techniques for analyzing and estimating power losses in insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), diodes, MOSFETs, and other power electronics switching devices are known. Most of the approaches in the literature deal with periodic pulse width modulation (PWM) switching schemes. This paper presents a simple analysis tool to estimate these losses under aperiodic switching schemes, e.g. hysteresis. The tool aims to simplify such an analysis with two main measurements-the load current of a converter phase leg and the gate switching waveform of the upper IGBT of that phase. No model estimations, thermal analyses, or slow simulations are required. Consistency between results from the proposed tool and a commercially available tool designed by an IGBT manufacturer is shown. A periodic frequency is proposed to adapt available software used with periodic switching schemes to aperiodic switching schemes. Experimental tests from an inverter application are presented here.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication24th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2009
Pages637-641
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event24th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2009 - Washington, DC, United States
Duration: Feb 15 2009Feb 19 2009

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Other

Other24th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington, DC
Period2/15/092/19/09

Keywords

  • Converter Losses.
  • Loss Estimation Technique
  • Terms-IGBT Losses

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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