Drives
What is Dead Time?
Definition
A brief intentional delay between switching one IGBT off and the complementary IGBT on in a bridge inverter. Dead time prevents shoot-through short circuits but introduces output distortion that must be compensated by the drive.
Related Terms
IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor)
A high-power semiconductor switch used in drives and inverters to convert DC bus...
Inverter
The output stage of a drive that converts DC bus voltage into variable-frequency...
PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)
A technique used by drives to create variable-voltage, variable-frequency AC out...
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