Switching characteristics simulation of IGBT based on FPGA

Switching characteristics of a typical power electronic switching device-insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) are studied in this paper. The simulation models of IGBT and real-time simulation algorithms are introduced in details. Solution program for IGBT real-time simulation system based on SOPC technology is proposed. The program implements real-time simulation of IGBT switching characteristics in the FPGA chip. Because of hardware and software programmability and parallel computation of the FPGA, the system has a property of higher flexibility.