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A 1200V/650V/160A SiC+Si IGBT 3-Level T-type NPC Power Module with Optimized Loop Inductance

  • Asif Imran Emon
  • , Zhao Yuan
  • , Amol Deshpande
  • , Hongwu Peng
  • , Riya Paul
  • , Fang Luo
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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Abstract

Three-level inverters suffer from higher parasitic inductance due to the increased number of series-connected power switches in a single current commutation loop (CCL) and geometrically larger size of CCL with compared to their 2 level counterparts. As such semiconductors are subjected to higher voltage stress and severe ringing at the switching transient. To solve this problem, an optimized 3-level T-type NPC power module has been proposed with a hybrid combination of the switch (SiC MOSFET + Si IGBT) rated for 1200V/180A. A step by step design methodology has been presented in this work. A stacked DBC with via has been utilized to have a vertical power loop as such, lower loop inductance. All the commutation loop has been identified and corresponding loop inductances have been optimized as low as 4.5 nH and dynamic current sharing between paralleled devices has been ensured.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECCE 2020 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages717-722
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728158266
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 11 2020
Event12th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2020 - Virtual, Detroit, United States
Duration: Oct 11 2020Oct 15 2020

Publication series

NameECCE 2020 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition

Conference

Conference12th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Detroit
Period10/11/2010/15/20

Keywords

  • power module
  • stacked DBC
  • T-type NPC
  • vertical commutation loop

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