STATIC AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF HIGH-CURRENT RECTIFIER DIODES IN RESISTANCE WELDING INVERTER POWER SOURCES

  • Mecke, Hubert (Otto-won-Guericke-University of Magdeburg Institute of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics) ;
  • Doebbelin, Reinhard (Otto-won-Guericke-University of Magdeburg Institute of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics) ;
  • Fischer, Wolfgang (Otto-won-Guericke-University of Magdeburg Institute of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics)
  • Published : 1998.10.01

Abstract

In recent years inverter power sources are more and more used for resistance welding processes. In this paper some results of investigation into the static and dynamic behavior of high-current rectifier diodes used in these inverter power sources will be discussed. By means of digital simulation, losses and efficiency have been determined depending on the power semiconductor parameters.

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