Fifth generation technology improves the characteristics of fourth generation IGBT and (free-wheeling diode) FWD devices, both switching behavior and electrical losses are improved. Furthermore, an ...

This paper presents a novel 3-phase IGBT module called the SPM (Smart Power Module). This is a new design developed to provide a very compact, low cost, high perfor- mance and reliable motor drive ...

The MiniSKiiP IGBT power semiconductor module is optimized for three-level solar inverters and UPS systems. It has a rated current of 4.9 A/cm2 and one phase leg per module that enables the ...

NTC temperature readout improves accuracy, increasing reliability and module utilization by up to 30 percent SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in gate ...

Researchers at the Manisa Celal Bayar University in Turkey have proposed using a skived-type aluminum heat sink (HS) to cool insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) arrays in solar PV inverters.

Infineon has extended its family of tailor-made modules for photovoltaic (PV) string and multi-string inverters, offering optimized inverter efficiency and performance. Fast and solder-less assembly ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that beginning February 15 it will provide samples of its new LV100-type 1.2-kV IGBT module as an industrial-use ...

Renesas Electronics has developed a new generation of Si-IGBTs (Silicon Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors) which will be offered in a small footprint while providing low power losses. Aimed at next ...

Scientists at Belgium's Hasselt University have discovered that climate-based solar module degradation rates could have a significant impact on power electronics in PV systems. In the study “Assessing ...