IGBT Modules

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) modules consist of many devices in parallel and have very high current-handling capabilities in the order of hundreds of amperes. As a result they control loads of hundreds of kilowatts. An IGBT combines the insulated gate technology of the MOSFET with the output performance characteristics of a conventional bipolar transistor. The result of this hybrid combination is that the IGBT Transistor has the output switching and conduction characteristics of a bipolar transistor, but is voltage-controlled like a MOSFET.