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Figure 2: Clamped
inductive load
switching waveform
(Vbus = 8 kV, Iswitch = 28
A, Rg = 2.5Ω) for a
submodule of the 15
kV power module
Figure 5: Reverse leakage for 24kV SiC IGBTs (left) and dynamic characteristics for 24 kV / 30 A SiC IGBTs over temperature
and its performance will improve external cooling systems, and a significant system cost and significantly increases
substantially as development progresses. increase in both efficiency and power performance, it will not be necessary for SiC
Overall, the 24 kV SiC IGBTs exhibit density at the system level. Specifically, the devices to reach true cost parity with Silicon
extremely fast switching speeds. high voltage and thermal characteristics of in order to make the overall value
SiC power devices will enable power proposition for system integrators successful.
Conclusions electronics design engineers to significantly
The two high voltage, high temperature SiC reduce the number of topology levels Literature
power modules demonstrate the extremely compared to conventional silicon power [1] E. V. Brunt, L. Cheng, M.
fast switching characteristics of high voltage modules. Although the cost of the SiC O’Loughlin, C. Capell, C. Jonas, K. Lam,
SiC-based transistors. Module packaging devices is often seen as a barrier to et al., “22 kV, 1 cm2, 4H-SiC n-IGBTs with
designed especially for these and other adoption, their cost is continually being Improved Conductivity Modulation,” in
wide bandgap power devices enables reduced as production volume increases. 26th International Symposium on Power
reduced physical size and complexity in Furthermore, since the integration of SiC Semiconductor Devices & IC’s, Waikoloa,
multi-level systems, the elimination of devices enables a reduction of overall Hawaii, 2014, pp. 358-361.
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