Imbalance current analysis and its suppression methodology for parallel SiC MOSFETs with aid of a differential mode choke

Z Zeng, X Zhang, Z Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Parallel connection of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs is a cost-effective solution for high-
capacity power converters. However, transient imbalance current, during turn-on and-off …

Parallel connection of silicon carbide MOSFETs—Challenges, mechanism, and solutions

H Li, S Zhao, X Wang, L Ding… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power semiconductor devices are often connected in parallel to increase the current rating
of the power conversion systems. However, due to mismatched circuit parameters or …

Influence of paralleling dies and paralleling half-bridges on transient current distribution in multichip power modules

H Li, W Zhou, X Wang, S Munk-Nielsen… - … on Power Electronics, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter addresses the transient current distribution in the multichip half-bridge power
modules, where two types of paralleling connections with different current commutation …

A novel DBC layout for current imbalance mitigation in SiC MOSFET multichip power modules

H Li, S Munk-Nielsen, S Bȩczkowski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter proposes a novel direct bonded copper (DBC) layout for mitigating the current
imbalance among the paralleled SiC MOSFET dies in multichip power modules. Compared …

Effects of auxiliary-source connections in multichip power module

H Li, S Munk-Nielsen, X Wang… - … on Power Electronics, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Auxiliary-source bond wires and connections are widely used in power modules with
paralleled mosfets or insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBTs). This paper investigates the …

Design of a paralleled SiC MOSFET half-bridge unit with distributed arrangement of DC capacitors

J Qu, Q Zhang, X Yuan, S Cui - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Discrete silicon carbide (SiC) mosfets are usually connected in parallel to increase their
current carrying capacity. However, unequal switching losses and unequal transient current …

Switching current imbalance mitigation in power modules with parallel connected SiC MOSFETs

S Bęczkowski, AB Jørgensen, H Li… - 2017 19th European …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multichip power modules use parallel connected chips to achieve high current rating. Due to
a finite flexibility in a DBC layout, some electrical asymmetries will occur in the module …

Variable gate voltage control for paralleled SiC MOSFETs

Y Wei, R Sweeting, MM Hossain… - … IEEE Workshop on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs have been widely used in different power conversion
applications due to their advantages of high switching frequency and low loss. Parallel …

Impact of carriers injection level on transients of discrete and paralleled silicon and 4h-sic npn bjts

C Shen, S Jahdi, J Yang, O Alatise… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The 4H-SiC vertical NPN BJTs are attractive power devices with potentials to be used as
high power switching devices with high voltage ratings in range of 1.7 kV and high operating …

Passive balancing of switching transients between paralleled SiC MOSFETs

Y Mao - 2018 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
The SiC MOSFET has attracted interest due to its superior characteristics compared to its Si
counterpart. Several SiC MOSFETs are usually paralleled to increase current capability …