NDLI: Effect of converter packaging techniques on device electrical conduction

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Author	Gattozzi, A.L. Pish, S.P. Pappas, J.A.
Copyright Year	1965
Abstract	High power converters handling several thousands of amperes and employing solid state switches (silicon controlled rectifiers, or SCRs, for example), often have to use multiple devices in parallel. Additionally, if the converter operates across a high voltage bus, it may also require a series/parallel combination of SCRs. It is clear, therefore, that multiple conducting paths are created in any one leg of the converter. Because of mechanical requirements and practical considerations regarding the mounting of the SCRs and the routing of power to them, differential reactances are generated among the different paths, leading unavoidably to unequal current sharing among the various SCRs. This serious consequence may limit the effective current that can be switched or force the use of larger devices, if this is possible. It is very important, therefore, to be able to estimate the actual current distribution among the various power switches for a given realization of the converter. This paper discusses the problem as it was experienced in the actual implementation of a three-phase SCR bridge converter. The system geometry is described and the results of the electromagnetic finite-element analysis of one leg of the converter are given, highlighting the expected current distribution unbalance.
Sponsorship	IEEE Magnetics Society
Starting Page	418
Ending Page	421
Page Count	4
File Size	894220
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189464
Volume Number	39
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2003-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Packaging Switching converters Thyristors Leg Current distribution Solid state circuits Switches Voltage Routing Power generation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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