Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics Research Research Projects
Series Connection of Semiconductor Elements (IGBT)

Series Connection of Semiconductor Elements (IGBT)

Led by:  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens
Team:  Dipl.-Ing. Harald Kuhn
Funding:  Industrie

Currently, there exist IGBTs with reverse voltages of max.  6,5 kV for use in medium-voltage converters.  For other voltage levels, different methods are required. IGBTs can for example be connected in series. For this purpose, power semiconductors need a static and dynamic voltage division.