A New DC Arc Fault Detection Method using DC System Component Modeling and Analysis in Low Frequency Range
Gab-Su Seo ; Katherine A. Kim ; Kyu-Chan Lee ; Kyung-Jun Lee ; Bo-Hyung Cho
dc distribution
,
converter model
,
arc model
,
arc fault
,
arc fault detection
,
system protection
In this paper, system component and arc modeling are presented, along with low frequency range analysis for dc arc fault detection. With an…
Acoustic Emission Caused by the Failure of a Power Transistor
Tommi J. Kärkkäinen ; Joonas P. Talvitie ; Mikko Kuisma ; Pertti Silventoinen ; Elena Mengotti
acoustic emission
,
failure
,
igbt
The authors show for the first time that acoustic events are related to the failure of transistors. An experimental setup is presented,…
An Energy-based Method for the Assessment of Battery and Battery-Ultracapacitor Energy Storage Systems in Pulse-Load Applications
Yiou He ; Richard Y. Zhang ; John G. Kassakian
Energy assessment
,
energy storage systems (ESS)
,
battery-ultracapacitor hybrid energy storage systems
,
Ni-MH battery
,
Li-ion battery
A new energy-based method is described for studying the performance of battery or battery-ultracapacitor energy storage systems (ESS) in…
Class E Resonant Inverter Optimized Design for High Frequency (MHz) Operation using eGaN HEMTs
GaN
,
high frequency switching
,
resonant converter
The Class-E resonant converter can achieve zero-voltage switching and zero-dv/dt switching when the switch is turned on in optimum mode….
Compact Power Module for Integrated Traction Inverters with Highest Power Density
Ole Mühlfeld ; Klaus Olesen ; Lars Paulsen ; Rüdiger Bredtmann
automotive power module
,
integration
,
IGBT
,
inverter
,
design
,
direct cooling
In xEV traction inverters the ongoing trend for mating of power electronic components and mechanical assemblies (i.e. in the transmission…
Design of DC-Side Stray Inductance for High Speed Switching Inverter based on Normalization Procedure
Design
,
Stray inductance
,
High-speed switching
This digest presents a design procedure of the DC-side stray inductance for high speed switching circuit based on normalization procedure. In…
Energy Analysis and Performance Evaluation of GaN Cascode Switches in an Inverter Leg Configuration
Luis Carlos Murillo Carrasco ; Andrew J. Forsyth
GaN
,
cascode
,
model
,
inverter
This paper presents an analysis of the energy loss distribution in a cascode array and a study of the behavior of two GaN cascode devices…
Fabrication and Testing of 3500V/15A SiC JFET based Power Module for High-Voltage, High-Frequency Applications
Sizhe Chen ; Junwei He ; Hengyu Wang ; Kuang Sheng
SiC JFET
,
high voltage
,
power module
This paper introduces the process development and fabrication of SiC junction field effect transistors (JFETs) and schottky barrier diodes…
Gain and Phase (Gap) Measurement Device
Sameer Arora ; Poras T. Balsara ; Dinesh K. Bhatia ; Robert J. Taylor ; Bob Hunt
Measurement
,
DDS
,
Lock-in
,
PWM converters
The Gain and Phase (GAP) measurement device is a sophisticated device, which is used to measure the gain and phase of PWM converters and…
High-Voltage GaN HEMT Evaluation in Micro-Inverter Applications
Chung-Yi Lin ; Yu-Chen Liu ; Jih-Sheng Lai ; Baifeng Chen
Gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor (GaN HEMT)
,
micro-inverter
This paper identifies potential problems through an initial implementation and testing of an in-house designed GaN device based micro-inverter….
New High Efficiency Transfer Mold Module with Parallel IGBT and Super Junction MOSFET
John F. Donlon ; Eric R. Motto ; Masahiro Kato ; Masataka Shiramizu ; Tomofumi Tanaka
module
,
IPM
,
DIPIPM
,
transfer mold
,
IGBT
,
Super Junction MOSFET
,
high efficiency
Annual Performance Factor (APF) requirements which calculate the annual electricity consumption have been applied to applications such as air…
Overview of 1.2kV – 2.2kV SiC MOSFETs Targeted for Industrial Power Conversion Applications
Alexander Bolotnikov ; Peter Losee ; Alfred Permuy ; Greg Dunne ; Stacey Kennerly ; Brian Rowden ; Jeffrey Nasadoski ; Maja Harfman-Todorovic ; Ravisekhar Raju ; Fengfeng Tao ; Philip Cioffi ; Frank J. Mueller ; Ljubisa Stevanovic
Silicon Carbide
,
MOSFET
,
Power Device
,
Power Module
,
Buck-Boost converter
This paper presents the latest 1.2kV"2.2kV SiC MOSFETs designed to maximize SiC device benefits for high-power, medium voltage power…
Reliability and Efficiency Improvement in LLC Resonant Converter by Adopting GaN Transistor
Tong Sun ; Xiaoyong Ren ; Qianhong Chen ; Zhiliang Zhang ; Xinbo Ruan
LLC resonant converter
,
GaN
,
reverse recovery
,
driving method
LLC resonant converter may operate in zero current switching (ZCS) region under overload or short circuits condition. It will destroy devices…
Reliability-Oriented IGBT Selection for High Power Converters
Jun Wang ; Rolando Burgos ; Dushan Boroyevich
Reliability
,
High Power Converter
,
IGBT
,
Cosmic Radiation
This paper presents a methodology to select IGBT in the reliability-oriented design of high power converters. The random failure rate and…
Sensing IGBT Junction Temperature using Gate Drive Output Transient Properties
This digest presents a non-invasive method that integrates junction temperature sensing into the IGBT gate drive and enables high bandwidth…
