APPLICATIONS
POWER SEMICONDUCTORS
Collector-
em itter
Collector
current
Econopack 1
Six-pack
Econopack 2
Six-pack
Econopack 3
Six-pack
Tripack
voltage
VCE in V
IC in A
600
600
10
15
BSM10GD60DN2
BSM15GD60DN2
600
600
20
30
BSM20GD60DN2
BSM30GD60DN2
600
1200
50
10
BSM50GD60DN2
BSM10GD120DN2
1200
1200
15
25
BSM15GD120DN2
BSM25GD120DN2
1200
1200
35
50
BSM35GD120DN2
BSM50GD120DN2
1200
1200
75
100
BSM75GD120DN2
BSM100GD120DN2
1200
1200
150
200
BSM150GD120DN2
BSM200GD120DN2
Table 1 IGBTs in Econopack packages cover the current ranges from 10 to 50 A at 600 V and from 10 to 200 A at 1200 V
U
V
W
1
9
1
8
1
7
1
6
9
1
5
1
9
1
8
1
7
1
6
9
1
5
1
9
1
8
1
7
1
6
15
1
4
3
1
4
3
1
4
3
2
0
1
P
N
2
0
1
2
0
1
P
N
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10 11 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10 11 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12
13/21
P
N
P
1
2
5
9
1
5
9
1
2
5
9
6
10
17
2
6
10
6
10
19
15
19
17
15
19
17
15
U
W
V
3
7
8
11
12
3
4
7
8
11
12
3
4
7
8
11
12
4
N
14/20
Fig. 2 Thanks to carefully designed pinning of the Econopack 3 package (left), tw o full bridges (right) can be connected in parallel w ithout m ajor
layout expenditure
separate switches in parallel and thus
tripling the permitted collector current. Its
versatility as a six-pack or half-bridge, as a
tripack or single switch, reduces logistics
and storage costs.
Second-generation IGBT modules in Econ-
Mario Feldvoss
Dipl.-Ing. (FH),
Andreas Karl
Dipl.-Ing. (FH),
opack 2 and Econopack 3 packages thus
give designers of frequency converters
flexible, low-cost and easy-to-process build-
ing blocks for a wide power range and
studied power engineering at Lübeck and joined
Siemens in 1986. He initially worked on develop-
ment of power semiconductor technologies.
Since 1990, Mr. Veldfoss (35) has been involved
in definition, development and support for IGBT
modules.
studied telecommunications in Regensburg and
joined the Siemens Semiconductor Group as a
designer of magnetic field sensors in 1992. In
1995, after working as an applications engineer
on power semiconductors, he went into product
marketing for IGBT modules.
variety of applications.
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