High voltage switch with cascaded transistor topology

Gill, Lee; Garcia Rodriguez, Luciano Andres; Mueller, Jacob; Neely, Jason Christopher

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Title: High voltage switch with cascaded transistor topology

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A switching apparatus includes three or more series-connected transistors, and it further includes a balancing network. The balancing network includes a resistor network configured to divide a voltage from a voltage source across the series-connected transistors. The resistor network includes at least two resistive legs connected in parallel. In each resistive leg, two or more resistors are connected in series. The balancing network may further comprise at least one capacitive leg of series-connected capacitors connected across the series-connected transistors, and it may further comprise at least one leg of series-connected avalanche diodes connected across the series-connected transistors for overvoltage protection. In example embodiments, the series-connected transistors are JFETs. In other example embodiments, the series-connected transistors may be HEMTs or GaN transistors.

Inventors:: Gill, Lee; Garcia Rodriguez, Luciano Andres; Mueller, Jacob; Neely, Jason Christopher

Issue Date:: 2023-08-15

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 2222143

Patent Number(s):: 11728804

Application Number:: 17/737,593

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

DOE Contract Number:: NA0003525

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 05/05/2022

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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A Single Gate Driver Based Solid-State Circuit Breaker Using Series Connected SiC MOSFETs
journal, March 2019

Ren, Yu; Yang, Xu; Zhang, Fan
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 34, Issue 3
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Domino effect shunt voltage regulator patent, January 1990

A review of technologies for MVDC circuit breakers conference, October 2016

GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switch patent, September 1998

High-Voltage, High-Performance Switch Using Series-Connected IGBTs journal, September 2010

Series-Connected IGBTs Using Active Voltage Control Technique journal, August 2013

Active pull-up circuit controlled by a single pull-up clock signal patent, September 1987

Tabber apparatus and method patent, December 2003

Stability Analysis and Improvement for SSCB With Single-Gate Controlled Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs journal, September 2021

Cascaded operation of SiC JFETs in medium voltage solid state circuit breakers conference, September 2016

A Compact Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs Module and Its Application in High Voltage Nanosecond Pulse Generator journal, December 2019

A SiC JFET-Based Solid State Circuit Breaker With Digitally Controlled Current-Time Profiles journal, September 2019

Semiconductor device with enhancement and depletion FinFET cells patent, May 2017

Switching device with a JFET series arrangement patent, December 2014

Semiconductor arrangement with active drift zone patent, October 2014

A compact, high voltage 25 kW, 50 kHz DC-DC converter based on SiC JFETs conference, February 2008

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Study on DC arc faults in ring-bus DC microgrids with constant power loads conference, September 2016

Switching device for switching at a high operating voltage patent, November 2004

Circuit arrangement with a rectifier circuit patent, March 2015

6.5 kV SiC normally-off JFETs — Technology status conference, October 2014

Transistor arrangement with a first transistor and with a plurality of second transistors patent, June 2013

Development of 6kV SiC hybrid power switch based on 1200V SiC JFET and MOSFET conference, September 2015

6.0kV, 100A, 175kHz super cascode power module for medium voltage, high power applications conference, March 2018

Wide-Bandgap Solid-State Circuit Breakers for DC Power Systems: Device and Circuit Considerations journal, February 2015

High-voltage circuit for insulated gate field-effect transistor patent, February 1982

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A 3600 V/80 A Series--Parallel-Connected Silicon Carbide MOSFETs Module With a Single External Gate Driver journal, May 2014

Design of an IGBT-series-based Solid-State Circuit Breaker for Battery Energy Storage System Terminal in Solid-State Transformer conference, October 2019

Voltage-switching device patent, June 1988

Semiconductor device arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices patent, May 2018

Medium voltage power switch based on SiC JFETs conference, March 2016

Silicon Carbide JFET Super-Cascodes for Normally-On Current Source Inverter Switches in Medium Voltage Variable Speed Electrostatic Drives conference, September 2019

Balancing Circuit for a 5-kV/50-ns Pulsed-Power Switch Based on SiC-JFET Super Cascode journal, October 2012

7.2-kV/60-A Austin SuperMOS: An Enabling SiC Switch Technology for Medium Voltage Applications conference, August 2019

Semiconductor device arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices patent, October 2013

A Modular Switching Position With Voltage-Balancing and Self-Powering for Series Device Connection journal, June 2021

High voltage SiC super-cascode power switch parameter optimization for loss reduction conference, March 2018

Semiconductor device arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices patent, March 2015

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A High-Voltage Cascaded Solid-State DC Circuit Breaker Using Normally-ON SiC JFETs. conference, May 2021

Design and Analysis of DC Solid-State Circuit Breakers Using SiC JFETs journal, September 2016

Integrated circuit with at least two switches patent, January 2018

A Survey on Hybrid Circuit-Breaker Topologies journal, April 2015

Hybrid power MOSFET patent, October 2003

A Compact Gate Control and Voltage-Balancing Circuit for Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs and Its Application in a DC Breaker journal, October 2017

The application of photoconductive switches in HVDC circuit interruption journal, January 1990

Switching device with a cascode circuit patent, May 2014

Characterization and evaluation of 4.5 kV 40 A SiC super-cascode device conference, October 2017

Electronic switching device and an operating method thereof patent, July 2006

Circuit arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices patent, May 2015

A Modified RC Snubber With Coupled Inductor for Active Voltage Balancing of Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs journal, October 2021

A High-Voltage Cascaded Solid-State DC Circuit Breaker Using Normally-ON SiC JFETs conference, May 2021

A Progressive Switching Scheme for Solid-State DC Circuit Breakers conference, June 2018

7.2-kV/60-A Austin SuperMOS: An Intelligent Medium-Voltage SiC Power Switch journal, March 2020

Dynamic Voltage Balancing for the High-Voltage SiC Super-Cascode Power Switch journal, September 2019

Circuit arrangement with a rectifier circuit patent, November 2016

15-kV/40-A FREEDM Supercascode: A Cost-Effective SiC High-Voltage and High-Frequency Power Switch journal, November 2017

Semiconductor arrangement with active drift zone patent, December 2016

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6.5kV SiC JFET-based Super Cascode Power Module with High Avalanche Energy Handling Capability conference, October 2018

5kV/200ns Pulsed Power Switch based on a SiC-JFET Super Cascode conference, May 2008

Series Connection of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) journal, April 2012

A Single Gate Driver Based Solid-State Circuit Breaker Using Series Connected SiC MOSFETs journal, March 2019

Domino effect shunt voltage regulator
patent, January 1990

A review of technologies for MVDC circuit breakers
conference, October 2016

GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switch
patent, September 1998

High-Voltage, High-Performance Switch Using Series-Connected IGBTs
journal, September 2010

Series-Connected IGBTs Using Active Voltage Control Technique
journal, August 2013

Active pull-up circuit controlled by a single pull-up clock signal
patent, September 1987

Tabber apparatus and method
patent, December 2003

Stability Analysis and Improvement for SSCB With Single-Gate Controlled Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs
journal, September 2021

Cascaded operation of SiC JFETs in medium voltage solid state circuit breakers
conference, September 2016

A Compact Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs Module and Its Application in High Voltage Nanosecond Pulse Generator
journal, December 2019

A SiC JFET-Based Solid State Circuit Breaker With Digitally Controlled Current-Time Profiles
journal, September 2019

Semiconductor device with enhancement and depletion FinFET cells
patent, May 2017

Switching device with a JFET series arrangement
patent, December 2014

Semiconductor arrangement with active drift zone
patent, October 2014

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conference, February 2008

Modular Design Methodology of DC Breaker Based on Discrete Metal Oxide Varistors With Series Power Electronic Devices for HVdc Application
journal, October 2019

A Comparative Study of SiC JFET Super-Cascode Topologies.
conference, August 2021

Study on DC arc faults in ring-bus DC microgrids with constant power loads
conference, September 2016

Switching device for switching at a high operating voltage
patent, November 2004

Circuit arrangement with a rectifier circuit
patent, March 2015

6.5 kV SiC normally-off JFETs — Technology status
conference, October 2014

Transistor arrangement with a first transistor and with a plurality of second transistors
patent, June 2013

Development of 6kV SiC hybrid power switch based on 1200V SiC JFET and MOSFET
conference, September 2015

6.0kV, 100A, 175kHz super cascode power module for medium voltage, high power applications
conference, March 2018

Wide-Bandgap Solid-State Circuit Breakers for DC Power Systems: Device and Circuit Considerations
journal, February 2015

High-voltage circuit for insulated gate field-effect transistor
patent, February 1982

Active Gate-Driver With dv/dt Controller for Dynamic Voltage Balancing in Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs
journal, April 2019

A 3600 V/80 A Series--Parallel-Connected Silicon Carbide MOSFETs Module With a Single External Gate Driver
journal, May 2014

Design of an IGBT-series-based Solid-State Circuit Breaker for Battery Energy Storage System Terminal in Solid-State Transformer
conference, October 2019

Voltage-switching device
patent, June 1988

Semiconductor device arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices
patent, May 2018

Medium voltage power switch based on SiC JFETs
conference, March 2016

Silicon Carbide JFET Super-Cascodes for Normally-On Current Source Inverter Switches in Medium Voltage Variable Speed Electrostatic Drives
conference, September 2019

Balancing Circuit for a 5-kV/50-ns Pulsed-Power Switch Based on SiC-JFET Super Cascode
journal, October 2012

7.2-kV/60-A Austin SuperMOS: An Enabling SiC Switch Technology for Medium Voltage Applications
conference, August 2019

Semiconductor device arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices
patent, October 2013

A Modular Switching Position With Voltage-Balancing and Self-Powering for Series Device Connection
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conference, March 2018

Semiconductor device arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices
patent, March 2015

Semiconductor arrangement with active drift zone
patent, June 2014

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conference, May 2021

Design and Analysis of DC Solid-State Circuit Breakers Using SiC JFETs
journal, September 2016

Integrated circuit with at least two switches
patent, January 2018

A Survey on Hybrid Circuit-Breaker Topologies
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Hybrid power MOSFET
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A Compact Gate Control and Voltage-Balancing Circuit for Series-Connected SiC MOSFETs and Its Application in a DC Breaker
journal, October 2017

The application of photoconductive switches in HVDC circuit interruption
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Switching device with a cascode circuit
patent, May 2014

Characterization and evaluation of 4.5 kV 40 A SiC super-cascode device
conference, October 2017

Electronic switching device and an operating method thereof
patent, July 2006

Circuit arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices
patent, May 2015

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journal, October 2021

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conference, May 2021

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conference, June 2018

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journal, March 2020

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journal, September 2019

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patent, November 2016

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patent, December 2016

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journal, October 2020

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journal, November 2003

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patent, January 2018

High voltage switch
patent, April 2016

Ultrafast autonomous solid state circuit breakers for shipboard DC power distribution
conference, June 2015

High Voltage GaN Lateral Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches
journal, January 2017

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journal, August 2013

Controllable dυ/dt behaviour of the SiC MOSFET/JFET cascode an alternative hard commutated switch for telecom applications
conference, February 2010

A Single Passive Gate-Driver for Series-Connected Power Devices in DC Circuit Breaker Applications
journal, October 2021

Circuit arrangement with a first semiconductor device and with a plurality of second semiconductor devices
patent, November 2016

High voltage switch
patent, November 2015

A Review of Solid-State Circuit Breakers
journal, January 2021

Optimization Method to Eliminate Turn-on Overvoltage Issue of the High Voltage SiC Super-Cascode Power Switch
conference, December 2018

6.5kV SiC JFET-based Super Cascode Power Module with High Avalanche Energy Handling Capability
conference, October 2018

5kV/200ns Pulsed Power Switch based on a SiC-JFET Super Cascode
conference, May 2008

Series Connection of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs)
journal, April 2012

A Single Gate Driver Based Solid-State Circuit Breaker Using Series Connected SiC MOSFETs
journal, March 2019