Two decades of condition monitoring methods for power devices

G Susinni, SA Rizzo, F Iannuzzo - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Condition monitoring (CM) of power semiconductor devices enhances converter reliability
and customer service. Many studies have investigated the semiconductor devices failure …

Effect of asymmetric layout and unequal junction temperature on current sharing of paralleled SiC MOSFETs with kelvin-source connection

C Zhao, L Wang, F Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Parallel connection of silicon carbide (SiC) mosfets is a popular solution for high-capacity
applications. In order to improve the switching speed of paralleled SiC mosfets, Kelvin …

A 10 kV SiC MOSFET power module with optimized system interface and electric field distribution

X Li, Y Chen, H Chen, R Paul, X Song… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces a holistic and systematic design methodology tailored to the 10 kV
silicon carbide (SiC) mosfet power modules. Multiobjective optimization was achieved with …

A method to balance dynamic current of paralleled SiC MOSFETs with kelvin connection based on response surface model and nonlinear optimization

C Zhao, L Wang, F Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multichip SiC power modules with Kelvin-source connection are popular in applications with
large capacity and high switching frequency. However, dynamic current imbalance among …

Common source inductance compensation technique for dynamic current balancing in SiC MOSFETs parallel operations

B Zhang, R Wang, P Barbosa, Q Cheng… - … on Power Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In high-current applications such as traction inverters, SiC mosfet s are paralleled to
increase the current rating. One major issue with paralleling SiC mosfet s is the dynamic …

A Dynamic Current Balancing Method for Paralleled SiC MOSFETs Using Monolithic Si-RC Snubber Based on a Dynamic Current Sharing Model

J Lv, C Chen, B Liu, Y Yan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dynamic current imbalance between paralleled SiC mosfet s will cause unbalanced
losses and reduce current capacity. The existing current balancing methods will make the …

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 …

Improved temperature monitoring and protection method of three-level NPC application based on half-bridge IGBT modules

Q Wang, J Zhang, F Iannuzzo, AS Bahman… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The overheating stress of power devices is the main cause of converter system failures, so
real-time temperature acquisition, as well as timely over-temperature protection, under …

Dynamic current balancing for paralleled SiC MOSFETs with circuit mismatches considering circulating c urrent in drive circuit

Y He, J Zhang, S Shao - CPSS Transactions on Power …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Parallel operation of silicon carbide (SiC) metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors
MOSFET s is necessary for high power applications. However, the dynamic current sharing …

A Dynamic Current Sharing Model of Multichip Parallel SiC MOSFETs Considering Layout-Dominated Mutual Inductance Coupling

Z Zheng, C Chen, J Lv, Y Yan, J Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic current imbalance of parallel SiC MOSFETs can lead to uneven losses and even
thermal runaway. Unbalanced parasitic parameters dominated by layout are one of the main …