Mitsubishi Electric develops X-series dual HV IGBT module
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced the development of a next-generation power module, called X-Series New Dual HV IGBT module, for traction and electric power applications used in heavy industries.
Samples of the New Dual module's 3.3 kV (LV100) version will be available for shipping from March 2017. The 1.7 kV, 3.3 kV (HV100), 4.5 kV and 6.5 kV versions will follow from 2018 onwards. In the future, the company plans to expand the lineup by a version below 1.7 kV.
The modules will be exhibited at major trade shows including MOTORTECH JAPAN 2016 during TECHNO-FRONTIER 2016 in Japan, Power Conversion Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2016 in Nuremberg, Germany, and PCIM Asia 2016 in Shanghai, China..
High-power modules are key devices for controlling power conversion in electronic systems in a wide range of power classes from several kilowatts up to several megawatts. Until now, modules with a maximum voltage rating of up to 6.5 kV and a maximum current rating of several thousand amperes have been commercially available.