WP3
WP3: Ruggedness of IGBTs
Objective: To contribute towards development of robust components aiming to reduce downtime of high voltage converters. Primary focus is aimed at obtaining a stable behavior during and after fault conditions. The WP will mainly be processed by a PhD scholarship hosted by the research partner TU Chemnitz.
WP highlights (May 2017):
- PhD work on analysis of fault ruggedness of IGBTs
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- Interim FEM simulations of effects from thickness of emitter metallization
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- Provide test equipment for short circuit experiments
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- A 6kV double pulse short circuit tester constructed and commissioned
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- Experimental work on short circuit ruggedness
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- Provided special test objects for ruggedness experiments
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