Integrated Solution for Driving Series-Connected IGBTs and Its Natural Intrinsic Balancing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Main Requirements
3. Gate Driver
4. Hexagonal Sub-Module
5. Natural Intrinsic Balancing
6. Experimental Results
6.1. Test Bench and Hexagonal Sub-Module
6.2. Gate Command Synchronization
6.3. Natural Intrinsic Balancing without Snubber
6.4. Final Results with Static Analysis
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fortes, G.O.; Mendes, M.A.S.; Cortizo, P.C. Integrated Solution for Driving Series-Connected IGBTs and Its Natural Intrinsic Balancing. Energies 2019, 12, 2406. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122406
Fortes GO, Mendes MAS, Cortizo PC. Integrated Solution for Driving Series-Connected IGBTs and Its Natural Intrinsic Balancing. Energies. 2019; 12(12):2406. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122406
Chicago/Turabian StyleFortes, Gustavo O., Marcos A. S. Mendes, and Porfírio C. Cortizo. 2019. "Integrated Solution for Driving Series-Connected IGBTs and Its Natural Intrinsic Balancing" Energies 12, no. 12: 2406. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12122406