what cause the shoot through in igbt and how we protect igbt from it

 

Hello,

Page 7 of the following PDF is talking about the shoot through:
Application Characterization of IGBTs

This PDF is from this page of teh EDUCYPEDIA with notes on the IGBT:
http://educypedia.karadimov.info/electronics/composemiigbt.htm

Bertus

 

shoot through happens when the upper and lower IGBTs in a bridge turn on at the same time. This can happen if the control circuit sucks or if there is ringing at the gate, or any number of circumstances.