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Old 09-06-2015, 07:34 AM   #1940 (permalink)
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It's just for safety. A 600v 600amp IGBT can dissipate like 4kW of heat, but if the gate to emitter goes outside the range [-20v, 20v], you will destroy that sucker.
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