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Physics-based modelling and experimental characterisation of parasitic turn-on in IGBTs

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Bonyadi, Roozbeh, Alatise, Olayiwola M., Jahdi, Saeed, Ortiz Gonzalez, Jose Angel, Davletzhanova, Zarina, Ran, Li, Michaelides, Alexandros and Mawby, P. A. (Philip A.) (2015) Physics-based modelling and experimental characterisation of parasitic turn-on in IGBTs. In: Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'15 ECCE-Europe), 2015 17th European Conference on, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 Sep 2015. Published in: 2015 17th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'15 ECCE-Europe) ISBN 9789075815221. doi:10.1109/EPE.2015.7309179

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Abstract

As power electronic engineers increase the switching speed of voltage source converters for the purpose of higher power density, the dI/dt and dV/dt across the power semiconductors increases as well. A well-known adverse consequence of high dV/dt is parasitic turn-on of the power device in the same phase leg as the device being triggered. This causes a short circuit with high shoot-through current, high instantaneous power dissipation and possibly device degradation and destruction. It is critical for converter designers to be able to accurately predict this phenomenon through diagnostic and predictive modelling. In this paper, a physics-based device and circuit model is presented together with experimental results on parasitic turn-on of IGBTs in voltage source converters. Because the model is physics based, it produces more accurate results compared with compact circuit models like SPICE and other circuit models that use lumped parameters. The discharge of the Miller capacitance is simulated as a voltage dependent depletion capacitance and an oxide capacitance as opposed to a lumped capacitor. The model presented accurately simulates IGBT tail currents, PiN diode reverse recovery and the non-linear miller capacitance all of which cannot be solved by lumped parameter compact models. This is due to the fact that the IGBT current in the model is calculated using the Fourier series based re-construction of the ambipolar diffusion equation and the miller capacitances are calculated using fundamental device physics equations. This paper presents a physics-based device and circuit model for parasitic turn-on in silicon IGBTs by numerically modelling the minority carrier distribution profile in the drift region. The model is able to accurately replicate the transient waveforms by avoiding the use of lumped parameters normally used in compact models.

Item Type: Conference Item (Lecture)
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Insulated gate bipolar transistors, Thermodynamics, Electric current converters -- Mathematical models, Power electronics, Electric current converters -- Design and construction
Journal or Publication Title: 2015 17th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'15 ECCE-Europe)
Publisher: IEEE
ISBN: 9789075815221
Official Date: 29 October 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
29 October 2015Published
DOI: 10.1109/EPE.2015.7309179
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): © 2015 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 14 January 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access: 14 January 2022
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
EP/L007010/1[EPSRC] Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266
EP/K034804/1[EPSRC] Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266
Conference Paper Type: Lecture
Title of Event: Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'15 ECCE-Europe), 2015 17th European Conference on
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Geneva, Switzerland
Date(s) of Event: 8-10 Sep 2015

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