IGBT modules
Concepts providing electrical performance and highest reliability without limiting the design flexibility
Our portfolio comprises cutting-edge IGBT power modules in different product families, configurations, current ratings as well as IGBT chip generations for an almost infinite number of applications. The well-known 62 mm, Easy and Econo families, IHM / IHV B-series, PrimePACK™ and XHP™ power modules are all equipped with the latest IGBT technologies. They come in chopper, dual, PIM, fourpack, sixpack, twelvepack, 3-level, booster or single switch configuration with a current rating between 6 A and 3600 A. IGBT modules cover a range from only hundreds of watts to several megawatts. General purpose drives, traction, servo-units and renewable energy applications like solar inverters or wind applications benefit from the outstanding performance, efficiency and longevity of these highly reliable products.
IGBT modules are also available with pre-applied thermal interface material (TIM) for a reproducible thermal performance of power electronic applications. In addition, IGBT modules can be mounted with the help of PressFIT pins for a solder-less and lead-free mounting of power modules.
Automotive qualified IGBT module solutions are also available to support the designer's efforts in hybrid and electric mobility.
About IGBT modules
Insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) are the most used power electronic components in industrial applications, offering fast switching of electric currents to achieve low switching losses.
Infineon’s industrial and power control IGBTs are designed with superior current capability and higher pulse load capacity for enhanced robustness. The IGBTs can withstand voltages up to 6.5 kV and operate at switching frequencies from 2 kHz to 50 kHz.
Infineon’s IGBT product portfolio provides a broad variety of different devices for a wide range of applications in automotive, traction, energy transmission, industrial, and consumer systems. These solutions offer very low power losses in the forward and blocking state, only require low drive power, and have a high efficiency.
Select the right IGBT solution for your needs from Infineon’s extensive portfolio.
IGBT modules portfolio
IGBT modules are designed to provide efficient, high-speed, and high-power energy conversion in a variety of applications. They are essential components in applications such as motor control, power supplies, and power inverters.
Infineon’s modules are available in a range from hundreds of watts to several megawatts and with a current rating between 6 A and 3600 A. The package options include chopper, dual, PIM, four-pack, six-pack, twelve-pack, 3-level, booster, single-switch configurations, and more.
These IGBT modules are also available with a pre-applied thermal interface material (TIM) for consistent thermal performance in power electronic applications.
Additionally, IGBT modules can be mounted with the help of PressFIT pins for a solderless connection to high-current PCBs.
Automotive-qualified IGBT module solutions are also available to help designs in hybrid and electric mobility.
Find out how IGBT modules can be used your applications.
Application information
IGBT modules are now a central component in inverters for all types of electric drives, battery chargers, solar systems, and wind turbines.
General purpose drives: Control motor speeds in industrial applications, enhancing energy savings and operational precision
Servo units: Enable high-speed, precise motor control in robotics and CNC machinery, vital for automation
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs)/electric vehicles (EVs): Essential for handling dynamic loads during acceleration and regenerative braking
Solar inverters: Convert variable direct current (DC) from solar panels into consistent alternating current (AC), optimizing power transfer for grid or local usage
Wind power: Ensure steady AC power output from variable winds and control blade pitch for maximum efficiency in turbines
IGBTs' fast switching and high power handling capabilities are key to advancing energy-efficient technology.
Select the most suitable IGBT module for your needs.
IGBT technology
The IGBT today is the cost-efficient workhorse in many power electronic applications. IGBTs combine the high current carrying capabilities and high blocking voltages of a bipolar transistor with capacitive, almost zero-power control of a MOSFET. IGBTs can be built to withstand very high voltages, and applications exceeding 600 V today are dominated by IGBTs.
An IGBT does not inherently contain a freewheeling or body diode by design. This component, however, is needed to protect the switch and provide a freewheeling path to prevent reverse current.
Features
A thermal interface material, especially developed for and pre-applied to Infineon`s power modules outperforms the general purpose materials available.
Customers of power electronics require ever more modern, easy connection technologies, which also provide a higher reliability to meet the trends to higher temperatures and new applications.
Applications
KEWAZO teamed up with Infineon to develop the world’s first on-site construction robot. The KEWAZO scaffolding robot eliminates personal safety risks, realizes significant savings on labor costs and accelerates assembly by 40% or more.
Thyristors have dominated this application for many decades. Nowadays thyristors as well as IGBTs are used in HVDC systems and FACTS to fulfill different needs.
Today, electrification is revolutionizing transportation. But commercial, construction and agricultural vehicles, pose challenges for power electronics. Machines operate anywhere from the artic to the desert, have a long operating life and minimum down time – and are constantly exposed to shock and vibration. Electrification brings a world of new opportunity to CAV – and Infineon equips your designs with expert solutions destined for the future.
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Infineon provides a comprehensive portfolio of high-power products for Power Conversion, to help its customers to achieve their aims.
Energy means life: It heats houses, powers cars and lights megacities. The global appetite for energy is voracious, while resources are dwindling. One third of the energy consumed worldwide is electricity and the trend is rising.
New technology from Infineon promotes the adoption of renewables by enabling solar energy to be stored efficiently
With this training, you will learn how to calculate a gate resistance value for an IGBT application, how to identify suitable gate driver ICs based on peak current and power dissipation requirements, and how to fine-tune the gate resistance value in laboratory environment based on worst case conditions.
• Understand the importance of the powertrain electrification
• Be familiar with the operating modes of the electric drive system
- Understand how Infineon’s power semiconductor module portfolio is a solution for the main challenges of the electric vehicle industry
- Know Infineon’s general value drivers as well as recent success stories on the electromobility market
- Understand how HybridPACK™ DC6i can meet the challenges posed by main inverter applications in terms of system requirements, size, cost and time
- Discover HybridPACK™’s DC6i distinctive features, namely the EDT2 and PressFIT™ technology
