Chapter 2 Semiconductor Power Switches Introduction to Modern Slides: 31 Download presentation Chapter 2 Semiconductor Power Switches “Introduction to Modern Power Electronics”, 2 nd Ed. , John Wiley 2010 by Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski 1 Waveforms of voltage, current, and power loss in a semiconductor power switch Fig. 2. 1 Chapter 2 2 Power diode: (a) semiconductor structure, (b) circuit symbol Fig. 2. 2 Chapter 2 3 Static voltage-current characteristic of the power diode Fig. 2. 3 Chapter 2 4 Voltage and current waveforms during the reverse recovery period in a power diode Fig. 2. 4 Chapter 2 5 Chapter 2 6 SCR: (a) semiconductor structure, (b) circuit symbol Fig. 2. 5 Chapter 2 7 Static voltage-current characteristic of the SCR Fig. 2. 6 Chapter 2 8 SCR gate voltage signals: (a) single pulse, (b) multipulse Fig. 2. 7 Chapter 2 9 Anode voltage and current waveforms during forced commutation of the SCR Fig. 2. 8 Chapter 2 10 Chapter 2 11 Triac: (a) semiconductor structure, (b) circuit symbol Fig. 2. 9 Chapter 2 12 GTO: (a) semiconductor structure, (b) circuit symbol Fig. 2. 10 Chapter 2 13 Circuit symbol of the IGCT Fig. 2. 11 Chapter 2 14 Chapter 2 15 BJT: (a) semiconductor structure, (b) circuit symbol Fig. 2. 12 Chapter 2 16 Static voltage-current characteristic of the BJT Fig. 2. 13 Chapter 2 17 Base current and collector current waveforms for turn-on and turn-off of a BJT Fig. 2. 14 Chapter 2 18 BJT Darlington connections: (a) two-transistor, (b) three-transistor Fig. 2. 15 Chapter 2 19 Power MOSFET: (a) semiconductor structure, (b) circuit symbol Fig. 2. 16 Chapter 2 20 Voltage-current MOSFET characteristics of power Fig. 2. 17 Chapter 2 21 Chapter 2 22 IGBT: (a) equivalent circuit, (b) circuit symbol Fig. 2. 18 Chapter 2 23 Voltage-current characteristics of IGBT Fig. 2. 19 Chapter 2 24 Chapter 2 25 Safe operating area for a power MOSFET Fig. 2. 20 Chapter 2 26 Chapter 2 27 Example diode and SCR modules Fig. 2. 21 Chapter 2 28 Example power BJT (Darlington) modules Fig. 2. 22 Chapter 2 29 Example power MOSFET modules Fig. 2. 23 Chapter 2 30 IGBT-based modular frequency changer Fig. 2. 24 Chapter 2 31