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Parallel circuit module including a diode and an IGBT

US5274541A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 1990
Grant dateDec 28, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/30107
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a module using a high-speed switching element such as an IGBT for a high-speed inverter, a matching condition is established between the switching characteristic of the IGBT and the recovery characteristic of the diode to be connected thereto in an anti-parallel fashion. As a result, the oscillating voltage appearing in the inverter circuit is suppressed to prevent erroneous operation of the inverter system.

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