Series connection of snubberless IGBTs for 6.6 kV transformerless converters

Naotaka Okada; Masahiro Takasaki; Jim Narushima; Ryohei Miyagawa; Shuji Katoh

doi:10.1541/ieejias.128.874

Series connection of snubberless IGBTs for 6.6 kV transformerless converters

Naotaka Okada, Masahiro Takasaki, Jim Narushima, Ryohei Miyagawa, Shuji Katoh

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Abstract

We developed a 6.6-kV 1-MVA transformerless converter making use of a snubberless insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) 8-series connection using an Active-Gate-Control. The Active-Gate-Control can balance the collector voltage of IGBTs connected in series enabling the IGBT series connection. It allows the converter to output a high enough AC voltage to directly connect to 6.6-kV distribution lines. Therefore, the converter does not need a step-up and step-down transformer, and is extremely small and compact.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	874-879+2
Journal	IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications
Volume	128
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejias.128.874
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Active-gate-control
Series connection
Snubberless
Transformerless

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Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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