Open AccessA Comparison between IGBTs and Diode Converters for DC Railway Electrification Systems
Author(s) -
Zijian Li,
Minlong Yang,
Pietro Tricoli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1585/1/012009
Subject(s) - converters , electrification , diode , electrical engineering , insulated gate bipolar transistor , matlab , power (physics) , bipolar junction transistor , engineering , electronic engineering , power semiconductor device , automotive engineering , computer science , voltage , transistor , physics , electricity , quantum mechanics , operating system
This paper describes a comparison between the specific DC railway models with insulted gate bipolar transistors rectifiers and diode rectifiers. As silicon diode was applied to railway electrification system decades ago, the IGBTs rectifiers have not obtained wide application yet. In this research, the performance of these rectifiers is presented and analysed. The power supply to the load, system losses and effects to systems are the main aspects compared in this paper. The analysis presents the possibility that new types of power converters can be adapted in DC railway electrification system. The simulations are carried out with MATLAB and Simulink.