Questions tagged [igbt]
Insulated-gate bipolar transistor, voltage-driven power transistor with fast switching times
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Designing IGBT driver: question about datasheet specs
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I'm trying to design a driver for a high voltage, IGBT driver, using an optocoupler for isolation, and have a question about whether this design is compatible with some of the numbers in the ...
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IGBT Power losses and thermal resistance
I just want to make sure if my method is right or wrong and have some questions about it.
I want to calculate power losses and thermal resistance of IGBT module in PWM applications and all parameters ...
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Two switch forward converter - replacing BJTs for IGBTs in welder
So my friend has a broken TIG welder, an Lorch IT 250 GW to be specific. It's quite old, water cooled, has 250A continuous welding current and is powered by 3x230V mains. It was sitting for about a ...
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Troubleshooting Skyper 32Pro R + Adapter Board 1 Skyper 32Pro R
Hello I am trying to test an IGBT SKM145GB066D with the Adapter Board 1 Skyper 32Pro R and gate driver Skyper 32 Pro R, but cannot make it work. I've spend 2 weeks trying, but it seems like some ...
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Series IGBT connection problem that the second igbt is always on
I'm tring to make fast turn-on circuit, so I use boosting P/S with 19V.
And main P/S is 2V with 5A.
The circuit is as follows.
IGBT is connected by series, and gate-emitter voltages apply square ...
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Ringing across IGBT with Infineon driver IC
I am testing the 1ED3123MC12H driver IC with an IKW15N120BH6 IGBT in a buck converter circuit.
Vdc=30V, 0.6mH and Fsw=10 kHz.
Ringing is creating a problem.
How can I fix the ringing?
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Will High Side IGBT Driver work with high ripple power supply?
The Vdrive voltage in the below circuit is supplied from rectified mains, including filter caps. The problem is that filter caps for this kind of application get expensive really fast, so I am ...
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Which terminals are collector, emitter, and gate on this IGBT?
I am new to IGBTs. I want to experiment with them. I got this older IGBT but unfortunately have no data on it (and all the data I find on the web is fake by resellers.)
How do I know which is gate, ...
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Energy in forward state IGBT
What is the formula to find Ef for an IGBT? Can I calculate it from datasheet parameters?
E is for energy dissipation and I found the graph from here: https://www.researchgate.net/post/How-can-I-...
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IGBT and a high voltage circuit
I have never built such a system before and have already made several mistakes. I ask for help in drawing it up correctly so that it can start working.
I intend to control the power supply to coil L1 ...
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IGBT Turn-on switching energy loss
I found this formula to calculate \$E_{\text{on}}\$ for an IGBT:
$$E_{\text{on}} = \int\limits_{t_1}^{t_2}p_v(t)\text{ d}t = \int\limits_{t_1}^{t_2}v_{CE}(t) \times i_C(t)\text{ d}t$$
How can I ...
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Input impedance of IGBT and power MOSFET
Between IGBTs and power MOSFETs, which has greater input impedance/resistance? (This is a question I was asked during an interview.)
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What does the cross point of V-I curves mean?
Here you see a V-I graph including many curves achieved under different junction temperatures of an IGBT. As it can be seen there is a cross point where all curves intersect each other. Does it make ...
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IGBT won't open in spark circuit
I'm building a EDM machine for removing broken metal-working taps. I'm using the following circuit, but having issues with the IGBT transistor
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How to make considerations when connecting MCU to IGBT which has Logic Level Gate Drive?
I will use MCU that has 5V output that should connect to ISL9V5036S3ST IGBT. IGBT will drive ignition coil that has 0.8 Ohm resistance connected to 12V (+/- 3V) power supply. IGBT will be on the low ...
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MOSFET/IGBT identification
I was repairing the PCB of my Refrigerator and found that IGBT/MOSFET was not giving output. I tried to search it but couldn't found the part. Please Help me in finding this part online.
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Collector current in datasheet Graphs
Here is an example of output characteristics fot IGBT devices, i.e., the "collector current (Ic)-to-collector emitter voltage (Vce)" graph. Can somebody help me find what Ic represents here? ...
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Calculate switching frequency of an IGBT
This might be an elementary question - how can I determine the switching frequency of an IGBT e.g. IXGH15N120B? Will this IGBT be suitable for a switching frequency up to 250 kHz?
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How to model switching losses in transistors in Simulink
I'm trying to model the switching losses of an IGBT in Simulink. I've researched however I can't find any literature on how to actually just model the switching losses?
I was potentially thinking ...
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How to drive 180v DC motor connected to mains?
I have a brushed dc treadmill motor, and I'm trying to understand the motor controller board circuit. The board is converting 220v ac signal with just a bridge rectifier and driving the motor with an ...
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Are there any mistakes in the circuit which would cause overheating and damage to IR2110 driver IC?
I’m designing a sine wave inverter. I bought 4 IR2110 ICs from local shop. All of them draws excess current and starts to overheat when I connect Vdd and Vss to 5v supply and Ground respectively. ...
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Diagnostics of the IGBT transistors in the three phase inverter
Let's say I have three phase voltage source inverter i.e. following circuit
I have a suspicion that one or more IGBTs are damaged. To confirm this hypothesis I have decided to use multimeter in ...
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Things/any reference to consider for safety to use the voltage ADC info from 3 IGBT bridges in the control loop?
Is there any mode apart from the short circuit and normal mode, that I need to check for the control loop to be executed by the micro controller?
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Does the length of differential probes matter? Are we possibly measuring something that is not really occurring in the circuit?
So we're measuring waveforms across certain terminals of an IGBT and noticed that when we extend cables of our differential probes (by about 1.2 meters/4 feet), ringing occurs and we are worried it ...
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IGBT C-E waveform
I am testing a full bridge converter, consisting of four IGBTs. I encountered a strange behaviour, when I load the bridge with an inductive load, in the C-E voltage waveform there is some kind of a ...
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IGBT VCEsat maximum rating dependence on VGE
Building an application with IGBTs up to 1000V and using IXGA20N120A3 rated at 1200V. However datasheet states that this rating is for a Vge = 0V. We are driving the IGBT with -12V during turn off to ...
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IGBT failure and circuit explosion
I have a circuit with IGBTs which charges and discharges two different capacitor lines as a function of the voltage. i.e. when a voltage is detected below 160V, Q1 charges C1 and when a voltage over ...
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Rdson of this IGBT?
I want to estimate the power dissipation of this IGBT SGL160N60UFD but I can't find any Rdson, I leave the datasheet:
https://datasheetz.com/data/Discrete%20Semiconductor%20Products/IGBTs%20-%20Single/...
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How can I correct this IGBT problem?
Why doesn't my IGBT module work? I shared my Multisim file as a download google drive file. Can you solve the IGBT problem? IGBT strangely doesn't work.
The emitter voltage is only 12V. I expected it ...
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IGBT not switching on with a diode in connection
Hi, I am trying to switch on/off a IGBT (CM1000HA-28H) to control a current. The IGBT is driven by a driver board (Powerex BG1A board). A problem we encounter is that if a diode (SD600) is connected ...
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IGBT half bridge inverter not giving correct output
I am making a half-bridge square wave inverter using IGBTs (GW20NC60VD) and gate driver HCPL 3120. The input signal for the gate driver IC is taken from an Arduino. The signal is of 60KHz frequency. A ...
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IGBT trailing edge dimmer: the LED bulb only lights up around 40%, strange wave form before that, please advise what is causing that
I built a trailing edge dimmer with IGBT, and I am driving it using Raspberry Pi 3.
The circuit mostly works, but I noticed some strange behavior, that I can't put my finger on.
Please could you help ...
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Dimmig universal motor speed control IGBT or Triac?
I want to control speed of 220VAC universal motor (Grinder) using Microcontroller, which method is better in comparison??
Using Triac which zero-crossing detection and control pulse generation for ...
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IGBT vs MOSFET inverter (which is better)?
I am developing a full-bridge inverter with a working frequency of 100 kHz. I am confused about whether to use IGBTs or MOSFETs. The inverter is to output a 40V square wave signal. I have previously ...
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What causes a three terminal short circuit failure in IGBT
A pair of IGBTs that I was using in a high frequency application failed with 3 terminal short. The devices are rated 650V that's well higher than the operated voltage of 200 V. Snubbers were working ...
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What are the possible disadvantages of using this PNP transistor?
I read this application note from Fairchild Semiconductors, and was wondering about what the possible disadvantages could be if a PNP transistor is used to bypass the Miller current as shown in the ...
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Grounding Ignition Coil Using IGBT ckt....Not Working + Can't Understand?
I am a hobbyst, and recently been working on a small project of my own,
Creating a rev limiter of my own.
Following is my circuit which will explain a lot about what I am trying to do.
First of all ...
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Limit start current of high power motor
I'm working on a project that is clearly showing me that power electronics is a completely different beast.
We have a 5HP motor running on a 120Vdc battery. The motor is installed about 100ft (30m), ...
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How to make IGBT/MOSFET gate driver circuit (5-10V) using push pull with transistors
I was trying to drive the gate of 25N120 IGBT (2800pF gate capacitance) with the help of transistors. The working voltage is 10V. I have tried with BC548 NPN and BC558 PNP.
Everytime I apply PWM, the ...
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Half H-Bridge using IR2104 doesn't work
I'm trying to build a half H-bridge using an IR2104 driver. I want to use it for driving "high power" things such as a brushless motor (100V, 40A), or high power LED (200W).
But it doesn't ...
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Junction temperature calculation
I have a question regarding the calculation of the junction temperature of MOSFETs and IGBTs.
An estimation is possible with:
$$T_j = P \times R_{th} + T_a$$
Let us assume that the thermal resistance (...
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What resistor to use on IGBT
I am planing to use FGH40N60SFD (here's datasheet) IGBT transistor as a switch (to connect / disconnect from battery 12V up to 5A). How should I choose resistor to connect to gate? I will be using 5V ...
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IGBT excessive Vge
I have a circuit with a PWM signal controlling the gate of an IGBT. It's a dual IGBT module, SKM150GB12. A relay delivers voltage to the collector, 2, and the power is delivered to a battery, Vbat+ on ...
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Perfect AC sinusoidal wave dimmer with PWM from micro-controller
I am designing a circuit for controlling speed of a AC fan using Arduino UNO, this is how the circuit looks like .
In this circuit the waveform generated for load is not perfectly sinusoidal,what i ...
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IGBT(Insulated-gate bipolar transistor) Latch-up
What will happen if the Parasitic transistor turn on?
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Why didn't the IGBT's output voltage change?
I have a lab experiment and we are trying to make IGBTs switch.
Here is our experiment:
In first situation, our values like that:
10kHz, 10V pulse
Vcc = 15V
Frequency=10k
And with this setup, I can ...
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What are the important specs to look after for IGBT replacement?
I have a MC2100ELS-18W motor controller and after inspection found that the IGBT is shorted, the part number is IRGPC40K
I suppose this is a discontinued part and I do not want to buy from China and ...
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What is the explanation of non-zero VCE voltage of an IGBT while its gate is high?
While investigating a malfunctioning high power induction heater system (which constantly destroys its IGBT modules), I came across an interesting situation.
Circuit
Gate drivers are SKYPER 32 PRO R ...
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Rectifier circuit with unexpected output
I am developing a circuit using Proteus 8.
My aim is to get a full wave (discrete) sine output to the load. I use an IGBT to switch the full wave rectified signal and get output in pulse form (purple ...
