Overview of real-time lifetime prediction and extension for SiC power converters

Z Ni, X Lyu, OP Yadav, BN Singh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Remaining useful lifetime prediction and extension of Si power devices have been studied
extensively. Silicon carbide (SiC) power devices have been developed and commercialized …

Aging mechanisms and accelerated lifetime tests for SiC MOSFETs: An overview

S Pu, F Yang, BT Vankayalapati… - IEEE Journal of Emerging …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accelerated lifetime tests (ALTs) play a critical role in long-term reliability studies of SiC
MOSFETs, including lifetime estimation, failure analysis, and condition monitoring. This …

Temperature-independent gate-oxide degradation monitoring of SiC MOSFETs based on junction capacitances

M Farhadi, F Yang, S Pu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gate-oxide degradation has been one of the major reliability challenges of SiC MOSFETs
and should be monitored carefully to avoid unexpected power converter failures. Various …

Diamond semiconductor performances in power electronics applications

G Perez, A Maréchal, G Chicot, P Lefranc… - Diamond and Related …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a system-level comparison between diamond and silicon carbide (SiC)
power devices. It highlights the benefits of diamond semiconductors for power electronics …

Comprehensive analysis of paralleled sic mosfets current imbalance under asynchronous gate signals

J Wang, C Wang, S Zhao, H Li, L Ding… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Parallel-connected power device is an extensively applied solution in the industry to
increase the current rating of the converter system. However, due to the undesired printed …

AC power cycling test setup and condition monitoring tools for SiC-based traction inverters

M Farhadi, BT Vankayalapati… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
AC power cycling tests allow the most realistic reliability assessment by applying close to
real stress to the device or module under test to meet functional safety standards, which is …

Comparative investigation on aging precursor and failure mechanism of commercial SiC MOSFETs under different power cycling conduction modes

M Wang, Y Chen, Z He, Z Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power cycling test (PCT) is an effective method to evaluate the SiC mosfet s' long-term
reliability, including lifetime and degradation mechanisms. Some of the aging precursors of …

An approach for online estimation of on-state resistance in sic mosfets without current measurement

F Karakaya, A Maheshwari, A Banerjee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While silicon carbide power mosfet s have significantly superior figures-of-merit in
comparison to conventional silicon devices, they have seen relatively limited adoption in …

A comparative study on reliability and ruggedness of Kelvin and non-Kelvin packaged SiC MOSFETs

S Pu, F Yang, N Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article evaluates silicon carbide (SiC) mosfet's reliability and ruggedness
comprehensively between two widely employed device package types: common source and …

Aging diagnosis of bond wire using on-state drain-source voltage separation for SiC MOSFET

M Du, J Xin, H Wang, Z Ouyang - IEEE Transactions on Device …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bond wire aging is a universal failure form of silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-
effect transistor (SiC MOSFET) module. Real-time condition monitoring of bond wire is an …