Chips classification for suppressing transient current imbalance of parallel-connected silicon carbide MOSFETs

J Ke, Z Zhao, P Sun, H Huang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article addresses the influence of parameters spread on transient current distribution
among parallel-connected silicon carbide (SiC) mosfets and proposes a chips classification …

Device screening strategy for suppressing current imbalance in parallel-connected SiC MOSFETs

B Zhao, Q Yu, P Sun, Y Cai… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Device parameter mismatch generates current imbalance between parallel devices. In
severe cases, the device that withstands excessive current may incur overcurrent failure …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced voltage balancing techniques for series-connected SiC-MOSFET devices: A comprehensive survey

LFS Alves, P Lefranc, PO Jeannin, B Sarrazin - Power Electronic Devices …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive survey of voltage balancing techniques for series-
connected SiC-MOSFETs. The concept of connecting power devices in series is appealing …

An adaptive method to reduce undershoots and overshoots in power switching transistors through a low-complexity active gate driver

E Raviola, F Fiori - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Active gate drivers lend themselves well to reducing over-and undervoltages during the
commutations of hard switched power transistors, as well as to damping resonances …

A 200 kW high‐efficiency and high‐power density xEV motor controller based on discrete SiC MOSFET devices

Z Wang, B Luo, J Zhan, H Zhou, X Zhan… - … Journal of Circuit …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As one significant component of the Electric‐Driven System of xEV (all types of electric
vehicles), motor controllers have been widely applied and researched. However, the …

Layout-dominated dynamic imbalanced current analysis and its suppression strategy of parallel SiC MOSFETs

B Zhao, P Sun, Q Yu, Y Cai… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The multichip power module is a popular application for large-capacity and high-frequency
converters. However, the existence of an asymmetric circuit layout has a significant influence …

Analysis of the multi-steps package (MSP) for series-connected SiC-MOSFETs

LFS Alves, P Lefranc, PO Jeannin, B Sarrazin… - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a multi-step packaging (MSP) concept for series-connected SiC-MOSFETs is
analyzed. The parasitic capacitance generated by the dielectric isolation of each device in …

Design and implementation of a full analogue gate driver for current compensation of paralleled SiC‐MOSFETs

A Rezaeian, A Afifi, H Bahrami - IET Power Electronics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon carbide MOSFETs have current ratings that are not sufficiently high to be used in
high‐power converters. It is necessary to connect several MOSFETs in parallel in order to …

Effect of common branch impedance coupling and mutual inductance on current sharing of paralleled SiC MOSFETs with different layouts

B Zhao, J Ke, Q Yu, P Sun, Y Cai… - IET Power Electronics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Overcurrent failure caused by imbalanced current distribution is one of the universal failure
forms of the SiC MOSFET module. The current sharing of parallel SiC MOSFETs is an …

Influence of power semiconductor device variations on pulse shape of nanosecond pulses in a solid-state linear transformer driver

R Risch, A Hu, J Biela - 2022 24th European Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power semiconductors show a significant variation in their electrical characteristics
attributed to fluctuations during their fabrication process. This can lead to critical voltage and …