What you understand about the safe operating area SOA of a power device?

The safe operating area (SOA) is defined as the current and voltage conditions over which an IGBT can be expected to operate without self-damage or degradation. In practice, it is necessary not only to use an IGBT within the safe operating area but also to derate its area for temperature.

What is SOA in industrial electronics?

For power semiconductor devices (such as BJT, MOSFET, thyristor or IGBT), the safe operating area (SOA) is defined as the voltage and current conditions over which the device can be expected to operate without self-damage.

What do you understand by safe operating area of a Mosfet?

The safe operating area is the voltage and current conditions over which a MOSFET operates without permanent damage or degradation. The safe operating area of a MOSFET was bound only by the maximum drain-source voltage, the maximum drain current, and a thermal limit between them.

How do you select a transistor for specific operations?

The transistor selection for a power electronic application depends on some criteria. The most common is to identify the required reverse voltage and forward current. Switching frequency appears as criteria directly related to the volume of passive elements, such as inductors and capacitors.

Which characteristics are taken from BJT and Mosfet to build IGBT?

As IGBT is a combination of MOSFET and Transistor, it has advantages of the both transistors and MOSFET. MOSFET has advantages of high switching speed with high impedance and on the other side BJT has advantage of high gain and low saturation voltage, both are present in IGBT transistor.

What is Rbsoa in IGBT?

Reverse-Biased Safe Operating Area (RBSOA) The current which can be turned-off is limited to twice the nominal current of the IGBT. This means a 1200A IGBT is able to turn-off a maximum current of 2400A. The maximum current is a function of the peak voltage which appears between collector and emitter during turn-off.

When latch up occurs in an IGBT?

Explanation: Latch up occurs when the current through the device (Ic) collector current increases beyond a certain value. Explanation: Vce decreases from 0.9 to 0.1 of the initial value whereas others increase. Explanation: Due to its high gate impedance, IGBTs require less gate drive current.

What is safe operating area of a transistor?

The safe operating area (SOA) represents the area in which the transistor operates with high reliability, without the risk of being destroyed. The operation limits are determined from the collector voltage and the power losses of the semiconductor device.

Which parameter is used to measure the best transistor?

Current Gain (β) In any circuit, the current gain of a transistor is an important parameter. Current gain is usually referred to as a β or hfe. Current is the ratio of the base current to the collector current and a measure of the amplifying ability of the transistor.