Re: IGBT Types

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Original poster: Jimmy Hynes <jphynes@xxxxxxxxx>

Hey,

My DRSSTC uses CM150DU-12H IGBTs. I've blown plenty, but I assure you it 
was because I do stupid stuff, not because I'm pushing them too hard. I got 
5' with only one brick (halfbridge), and 97" with two. I have tested them 
up to 1700A, by running it with no secondary (time span of about 270us). It 
failed at 1700A, but only because the primary arced to itself, decreasing 
the inductance, and shorting ~8KV MMC into the bridge. I used 35v on the 
gate, because I wanted to be *really* sure they could take the high current.


On 7/6/05, Tesla list <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Original poster: Terry Fritz 
<<mailto:teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >

Hi Malcolm,

I am using International Rectifier  IRG4PF50WD  IGBTs.  I have a current
limit adjustable from 0 to 500 amps.  I have run these before in the OLTC
days to 750 amps.  I am driving the gates with about 25 volts to be real
sure they are turned on hard.  I run about 1500 watts.  They have a 60C
thermal switch that has never tripped.  They are cheap and easy to get from
DigiKey for about $8 each.  All details are at:

<http://drsstc.com/~terrell/>http://drsstc.com/~terrell/

Cheers,

        Terry

At 03:33 PM 7/6/2005, you wrote:
>Greetings all SS Coilers,
>                            I'd appreciate it if those who are using
>IGBTs would let me know the part numbers/types they are using and
>power levels the coils they are being used in are run at (or have
>been run up to non-destructively). If this is deemed to be noise then
>I'd be grateful to accept replies offlist.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Malcolm