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Gaining power density in high-power applications leads to necessity of stable thermal management. Using a sensor within the module is a reasonable option!

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Design-in of LinPak 3.3 kV for MV drives

After serving the traction market successfully for many years, ABB starts to supply LinPaks for industrial drive applications.

ABB Semiconductors was the first to launch and ramp up the LinPak, the new power dual standard IGBT module. LinPak is the first module, in the high-voltage range, to have an integrated temperature sensor. The additional sensor enables, for the first time, enhanced data collection and monitoring. For applications like industrial drives, this additional data enables further functionality in relation to predictive maintenance, lifetime management and specific component stress. Furthermore, this data can be used as a feedback loop for improvement in component and system design. These key features make ABB’s LinPak the ideal component for the industrial drives.

The versatility of ABB’s LinPak design, with its separation of DC and AC connections, leads to an extremely compact inverter design. Furthermore, the excellent paralleling capability of the LinPak is the key enabler for the remarkable drive power range.

ABB Power Grids, Semiconductors has had a strong presence in MVD with its portfolio. Thyristors, Diodes, GTOs, IGCTs and HiPaks from ABB are used in thousands of drives around the world in a variety of topologies and applications. With the advent of LinPak this long tradition is set to continue.

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