IGBTs

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:advantage high efficiency at high voltages
latch-up risk
slower than MOSFETs at low voltages
gptkbp:applicationCurrentRange tens to hundreds of amperes
gptkbp:applicationVoltageRange hundreds to thousands of volts
gptkbp:combines BJT output
MOSFET input
gptkbp:controlledBy voltage at gate
gptkbp:feature high efficiency
high input impedance
fast switching
low on-state power loss
gptkbp:fullName transistor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IGBTs
gptkbp:introducedIn 1980s
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:B._Jayant_Baliga
gptkbp:mainTerminal collector
gate
emitter
gptkbp:marketLeaders gptkb:ABB
gptkb:STMicroelectronics
gptkb:Mitsubishi_Electric
gptkb:Toshiba
gptkb:ON_Semiconductor
gptkb:Fuji_Electric
gptkb:Infineon_Technologies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:battery
gptkb:SCR
gptkb:BJT
thyristor
gptkbp:symbol three-terminal device
gptkbp:type gptkb:model
discrete
through-hole
surface mount
gptkbp:usedFor amplification
pulse-width modulation
switching applications
AC-DC conversion
DC-AC conversion
DC-DC conversion
gptkbp:usedIn electric vehicles
power electronics
industrial control
renewable energy systems
switching power supplies
inverters
motor drives
traction systems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TO-247
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5