A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.
A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω. Correct Answer 2.07 A
The switch could be anything, a IGBT, a SCR, a GTO etc. The current through the switch is the same as the current through the load for a step down chopper. Vo = Vs/1-α α = 0.75 I = √α x Vs/R.