Suppression of reverse recovery ringing from 3.3kV Si-IGBT SiC Schottky barrier diode hybrid was verified. Reducing loop inductance, consisting of internal module, busbar connection and capacitor, is effective. To realize low inductance within the module and external connection with busbar, the gap between p and n terminal is minimized whilst maintaining the creepage and clearance required by regulation standards. Functional isolation is adopted instead of basic isolation. We achieved an inductance value 9nH for a 3.3kV, 450A dual IGBT, that leads to the extinction of reverse recovery oscillation. Details of switching characteristics of Si + SiC hybrid module is compared with that of Si IGBT module with low inductance.
We are developing current-detection technology that directly measures the main current of a high-power semiconductor module using the wiring inductance of the module. In a previous study, we proposed a circuit that detects current by integrating the voltage generated in the wiring inductance between the sense emitter and emitter terminals of the IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) module. In this study, we developed a total current detection scheme for parallelconnected modules. The basic principle of this scheme is that the total current can be obtained by the total of each voltage generated on the wiring inductance of each module. It was realized by using only one integrating circuit. A challenge for this study was avoiding reflection caused by impedance mismatch. We addressed this by adding a termination resistance with the same value as the characteristic impedance.
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