Igbt (insulatedgatebipolartransistor), insulated gate bipolar transistor, It is composed of bjt(bipolar triode) and mos(insulated gate type field effect tube), which has the advantages of high input impedance of mosfet and low on-voltage drop of gtr.
The saturation voltage of gtr is lower, the current carrying density is higher, but the driving current is larger. mosfet drive power is small, the switching speed is fast, but the on-voltage drop is large, the current carrying density is small. igbt combines the advantages of the above two devices, and the driving power is small and the saturation voltage is reduced. Very suitable for DC voltage 600v and above converter system such as AC motor, inverter, switching power supply, lighting circuit, traction drive and other fields.