Intelligent Gate Drive for Fast Switching and Crosstalk Suppression of SiC Devices

doi:10.1109/TPEL.2017.2655496

Title: Intelligent Gate Drive for Fast Switching and Crosstalk Suppression of SiC Devices

Abstract

This study presents an intelligent gate drive for silicon carbide (SiC) devices to fully utilize their potential of high switching-speed capability in a phase-leg configuration. Based on the SiC device's intrinsic properties, a gate assist circuit consisting of two auxiliary transistors with two diodes is introduced to actively control gate voltages and gate loop impedances of both devices in a phase-leg configuration during different switching transients. Compared to conventional gate drives, the proposed circuit has the capability of accelerating the switching speed of the phase-leg power devices and suppressing the crosstalk to below device limits. Based on Wolfspeed 1200-V SiC MOSFETs, the test results demonstrate the effectiveness of this intelligent gate drive under varying operating conditions. More importantly, the proposed intelligent gate assist circuitry is embedded into a gate drive integrated circuit, offering a simple, compact, and reliable solution for end-users to maximize benefits of SiC devices in actual power electronics applications.

Authors:

Zhang, Zheyu ^[1]; Dix, Jeffery ^[1]; Wang, Fei Fred ^[1]; Blalock, Benjamin J. ^[1]; Costinett, Daniel ^[1];

^[1]

The Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: 2017-01-19

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1399114

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 32; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0885-8993

Publisher:: IEEE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; crosstalk suppression; fast switching; gate drive IC; intelligent gate drive (IGD); phase-leg configuration; silicon carbide (SiC)

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                    Zhang, Zheyu, Dix, Jeffery, Wang, Fei Fred, Blalock, Benjamin J., Costinett, Daniel, and Tolbert, Leon M. Intelligent Gate Drive for Fast Switching and Crosstalk Suppression of SiC Devices.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Zhang, Zheyu, Dix, Jeffery, Wang, Fei Fred, Blalock, Benjamin J., Costinett, Daniel, & Tolbert, Leon M. Intelligent Gate Drive for Fast Switching and Crosstalk Suppression of SiC Devices.  United States.  doi:10.1109/TPEL.2017.2655496.

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                    Zhang, Zheyu, Dix, Jeffery, Wang, Fei Fred, Blalock, Benjamin J., Costinett, Daniel, and Tolbert, Leon M. Thu .  
        "Intelligent Gate Drive for Fast Switching and Crosstalk Suppression of SiC Devices".  United States.  doi:10.1109/TPEL.2017.2655496.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1399114.

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@article{osti_1399114,

  title        = {Intelligent Gate Drive for Fast Switching and Crosstalk Suppression of SiC Devices},

  author       = {Zhang, Zheyu and Dix, Jeffery and Wang, Fei Fred and Blalock, Benjamin J. and Costinett, Daniel and Tolbert, Leon M.},

  abstractNote = {This study presents an intelligent gate drive for silicon carbide (SiC) devices to fully utilize their potential of high switching-speed capability in a phase-leg configuration. Based on the SiC device's intrinsic properties, a gate assist circuit consisting of two auxiliary transistors with two diodes is introduced to actively control gate voltages and gate loop impedances of both devices in a phase-leg configuration during different switching transients. Compared to conventional gate drives, the proposed circuit has the capability of accelerating the switching speed of the phase-leg power devices and suppressing the crosstalk to below device limits. Based on Wolfspeed 1200-V SiC MOSFETs, the test results demonstrate the effectiveness of this intelligent gate drive under varying operating conditions. More importantly, the proposed intelligent gate assist circuitry is embedded into a gate drive integrated circuit, offering a simple, compact, and reliable solution for end-users to maximize benefits of SiC devices in actual power electronics applications.},

  doi          = {10.1109/TPEL.2017.2655496},

  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics},

  number       = 12,

  volume       = 32,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2017},

  month        = {1}

}

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