Abstract
A resonant snubber is described for voltage-source inverters, current-source inverters, and self-commutated frequency changers. The main self-turnoff devices have shunt capacitors directly across them. A temporary parallel path through a small ordinary thyristor and inductance takes over high-stress turn-on duty from the main device in a manner that leaves no energy trapped after switching.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Keywords
SnubberCapacitorThyristorRLC circuitInductanceElectrical engineeringDuty cycleVoltageResonant inverterComputer scienceCommutationElectronic engineeringTopology (electrical circuits)EngineeringPhysicsInverter
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- 1993
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- article
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 355-362
- Citations
- 311
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William McMurray
(1993).
Resonant snubbers with auxiliary switches.
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
, 29
(2)
, 355-362.
https://doi.org/10.1109/28.216544
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- DOI
- 10.1109/28.216544