Limitation of the short-circuit ruggedness of high-voltage IGBTs

Author(s):  
A. Kopta ◽  
M. Rahimo ◽  
U. Schlapbach ◽  
N. Kaminski ◽  
D. Silber
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2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1046-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Chimento ◽  
Willy Hermansson ◽  
Tomas Jonsson

Author(s):  
Kim Hung Le ◽  
Ngoc Thien Nam Tran ◽  
Viet Tri Nguyen ◽  
The Khanh Truong ◽  
Minh Quan Duong

The increasing demand for electricity along with the development of distributed generators showed that improving transmission efficiency and reliability is an indispensable requirement in the operation of the power system. Advanced technologies need to be applied to modern power systems for purposes of conveying large power flows, mitigating the risk of faults. High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission is now considered an effective solution for investment in large-length power lines, replacing the conventional high-voltage alternative current (HVAC) transmission system, especially in period of increasing generation capacity due to the penetration of renewable energy sources. This study assesses the performance of the HVDC system on an actual power grid based on planning and improvement demands. The calculation results of power flows, power losses and short-circuit faults were investigated using ETAP software X  


2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (03) ◽  
pp. 471-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIANG ZUO ◽  
ROBERT GREENWELL ◽  
SYED K. ISLAM ◽  
M. A. HUQUE ◽  
BENJAMIN J. BLALOCK ◽  
...  

In recent years, increasing demand for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) has generated the need for reliable and low-cost high-temperature electronics which can operate at the high temperatures under the hood of these vehicles. A high-voltage and high temperature gate-driver integrated circuit for SiC FET switches with short circuit protection has been designed and implemented in a 0.8-micron silicon-on-insulator (SOI) high-voltage process. The prototype chip has been successfully tested up to 200°C ambient temperature without any heat sink or cooling mechanism. This gate-driver chip can drive SiC power FETs of the DC-DC converters in a HEV, and future chip modifications will allow it to drive the SiC power FETs of the traction drive inverter. The converter modules along with the gate-driver chip will be placed very close to the engine where the temperature can reach up to 175ΰC. Successful operation of the chip at this temperature with or without minimal heat sink and without liquid cooling will help achieve greater power-to-volume as well as power-to-weight ratios for the power electronics module.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Gutten ◽  
Daniel Korenciak ◽  
Matej Kucera ◽  
Richard Janura ◽  
Adam Glowacz ◽  
...  

Abstract The authors describe experimental and theoretical analyses of faults of power transformer winding. Faults were caused by mechanical effect of short-circuit currents. Measurements of transformer were carried out in high-voltage laboratory. Frequency and time diagnostic methods (method SFRA - Sweep Frequency Response Analysis, impact test) were used for the analyses. Coils of transformer windings were diagnosed by means of the SFRA method and the time impact test. The analyzed methods had a significant sensitivity to a relatively small deformation of coil. In the analysis a new technique for analyzing the effects of short-circuit currents is introduced. This technique is developed for high-voltage transformers (different types of power). The proposed analyses show that it is necessary to analyze the value of short-circuit current. Short-circuit current represents a danger for the operation of the power transformer. The proposed approach can be used for other types of transformers. Moreover, the presented techniques have a potential application for fault diagnosis of electrical equipment such as: transformers and electrical machines.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
S. Giere ◽  
T. Heinz ◽  
A. Lawall ◽  
C. Stiehler ◽  
E. D. Taylor ◽  
...  

During the development of a commercial vacuum interrupter for application in HV (high voltage) switchgear at a rated voltage of 145kV, we investigated the behavior of vacuum arcs controlled by axial magnetic fields (AMF). AMF arc control is already extensively used in medium voltage (1-52kV) applications, the key difference is the 2-3 times larger contact gap and the corresponding reduction of the AMF strength for HV applications. We conducted several stress tests with short circuit currents up to 40kA, thus not only testing the interrupting capability, but also the electrical endurance of such a contact system. We also investigated the dielectric behavior of the vacuum interrupter by testing the capacitive switching duty. Overall, the contacts were used in about 40 operations at high currents. Despite this large number of operations, they showed a minimal amount of contact erosion and damage and demonstrated behavior very similar to the extensive experience with MV vacuum interrupters. In line with simulation results, we conclude that even at high contact gaps and currents, a diffuse vacuum arc was maintained which distributed the arc energy evenly over the contacts.


2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-93
Author(s):  
Saurabh Kumar Mukerji ◽  
Moleykutty George

An augmented short-circuit test is described for the determination of equivalent-circuit parameters of single-phase transformers with large series-branch impedances. This test may be conducted at rated currents with the transformer connected to a reduced voltage supply. Thus harmonics in current and voltage waves are negligible. This test is therefore free from harmonics-associated errors. Based on test results, phasor equations are found which give formulae for the equivalent-circuit parameters with series-branch impedance split into low- and high-voltage components.


Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanling Lv ◽  
Yuting Gao ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Chenmin Deng ◽  
Shiqiang Hou

As a new type of generator, an asynchronized high-voltage generator has the characteristics of an asynchronous generator and high voltage generator. The effect of the loss of an excitation fault for an asynchronized high-voltage generator and its fault diagnosis technique are still in the research stage. Firstly, a finite element model of the asynchronized high-voltage generator considering the field-circuit-movement coupling is established. Secondly, the three phase short-circuit loss of excitation fault, three phase open-circuit loss of excitation fault, and three phase short-circuit fault on the stator side are analyzed by the simulation method that is applied abroad at present. The fault phenomenon under the stator three phase short-circuit fault is similar to that under the three phase short-circuit loss of excitation. Then, a symmetrical loss of the excitation fault diagnosis system based on wavelet packet analysis and the Back Propagation neural network (BP neural network) is established. At last, we confirm that this system can eliminate the interference of the stator three phase short-circuit fault, accurately diagnose the symmetrical loss of the excitation fault, and judge the type of symmetrical loss of the excitation fault. It saves time to find the fault cause and improves the stability of system operation.


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