LoPak: IGBT `six-pack' module as standard for a new era

IGBT modules have become the key power-handling components in low-voltage variable-speed drives. However, the supply of these components is highly fragmented, with different manufacturers offering IGBT modules with a range of topologies, dimensions and parameters. Besides making interchangeability difficult for users this has also limited the market for each manufacturer's products. What is clearly needed is cost optimization - extending from the manufacturer to the end-user.