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An insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily forming an electronic switch. It was developed to

six decades. Introduced in 1983, the insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) has in the past two decades come to dominate VFDs as an inverter switching

limited to low-voltage applications. The insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) was developed in the 1980s, and became widely available in the 1990s. This

three-phase power supplies, houses three n–p–n IGBTs in a case measuring 38 by 140 by 190 mm and weighing 1.5 kg. Each IGBT is rated at 1,700 volts and can handle

HVDC world until the late 20th century, when the IGBT began to match its power ratings. With the IGBT, the first voltage-sourced converters and STATCOMs

and particularly the invention of the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT). In 1993, Baliga was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering

transistor (IGBT) or a thyristor, its main advantages are high switching speed and good efficiency at low voltages. It shares with the IGBT an isolated

of August 2007[update], EMD and DLW have begun building GT46ACe's using IGBT technology to replace the older gate turn-off thyristor technology and along

commercial rise of IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) modules. By combining MOSFET‐like gate control with BJT current capacity, IGBTs rapidly displaced

developments such as mercury-arc valves (now also obsolete), thyristors, and IGBT power transistors. Converter technology: Thury = Series-connected generators