Experimental comparison of devices thermal cycling in direct matrix converters (DMC) and Indirect Matrix Converters (IMC) using SiC MOSFETs

Trentin, Andrew; Zanchetta, Pericle; Empringham, Lee; De Lillo, Liliana; Wheeler, Patrick; Clare, Jon C.

Abstract

This paper presents an experimental comparison between a Direct Matrix Converter and an Indirect Matrix Converter in terms of semiconductor devices thermal cycling. Both converters have been designed and built using SiC MOSFETs; the Indirect Matrix Converter has also been tested using a hybrid solution with Silicon IGBT on the input stage and SiC MOSFETs on the output stage.

Citation

Trentin, A., Zanchetta, P., Empringham, L., De Lillo, L., Wheeler, P., & Clare, J. C. Experimental comparison of devices thermal cycling in direct matrix converters (DMC) and Indirect Matrix Converters (IMC) using SiC MOSFETs. Presented at 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)

• Conference Name: 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
• End Date: Sep 22, 2016
• Acceptance Date: May 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Feb 16, 2017
• Publication Date: Sep 18, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 28, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 28, 2017
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/817291
• Publisher URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7855094/
• Contract Date: Jun 28, 2017