Does the diode also influence the Eoff of an IGBT?

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User17665
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Dear all,

Does the diode also influence the Eoff of an IGBT?
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Giuseppe_De_Fal
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Hello Gyro,
the influence of the diode is mainly related to the its capacitance that gets discharged during the turn-off of the IGBT. However such an influence over the overall IGBT turn-off losses is usually minimal.

Regards,
Giuseppe

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Giuseppe_De_Fal
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Hello Gyro,
the influence of the diode is mainly related to the its capacitance that gets discharged during the turn-off of the IGBT. However such an influence over the overall IGBT turn-off losses is usually minimal.

Regards,
Giuseppe
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