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Old 04-08-2010, 10:00 PM   #237 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JRoque View Post
We work the same way on that point.

Are you just throwing things on a protoboard and then come up with a schematic? I couldn't do it that way - I'd forget half the stuff if I tried. Have you given thought to using an off the shelf driver? Those can be expensive sometimes but not when compared to a high power IGBT. Most drivers have things like shoot-thru prevention, boost pumps and inverters which make life easier.

Good luck with your lab work!

JR
I have been working on a schematic because most prebuilt IGBT drivers do not work with the large IGBT modules. I have actually designed a driver a few years ago that worked with a single large IGBT module, but I have modified the design to function with a dual IGBT module. I can't actually try out the dual setup until I get two isolated DC/DC converters.
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