Effect of Parasitic Inductance in a Soft-Switching SiC Power Converter Topics: 1 b: New Materials and Active Devices 7b: High-voltage DC Power Supplies (U)
2018 (English)In: 2018 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2018 ECCE Europe, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Wide Bandgap power semiconductors such as SiC MOSFETs, have enabled compact and highly efficient power converters operated at higher frequencies. However, parasitic inductance of the package may significantly increase power losses and limit the operation. This paper aims to quantify experimentally these losses in a soft-switching converter. A 'removable' stray inductance is implemented in a setup consisting of discrete SiC MOSFET units. Thus, the power loss of the transistors with and without stray inductance can be compared. Similarly slower switching speeds are also implemented to fully emulate a 62-mm module. The power loss induced by the package can thus be evaluated.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018.
Keywords [en]
Inductance, MOSFET devices, Power converters, Power electronics, Semiconducting silicon compounds, Silicon carbide, Wide band gap semiconductors, High voltage DC power supplies, Higher frequencies, Parasitic inductances, Power semiconductors, Sic power converters, Softswitching converters, Stray inductances, Switching speed, HVDC power transmission
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-247105Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85057049407ISBN: 9789075815283 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-247105DiVA, id: diva2:1302248
Conference
20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2018 ECCE Europe, 17 September 2018 through 21 September 2018
Note
QC 20190404
2019-04-042019-04-042022-06-26Bibliographically approved