Sökning: "Gate Driver"

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  1. 1. Extreme Implementations of Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors in Power Electronics

    Författare :Juan Colmenares; Hans-Peter Nee; Leon M. Tolbert; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Cryogenic; Gallium Nitride; Gate Driver; Harsh Environments; High Efficiency Converter; High Temperature; MOSFETs; Normally- ON JFETs; Reliability; Silicon Carbide; Wide-Band Gap Semiconductors; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Sammanfattning : Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium-nitride (GaN) allow higher voltage ratings, lower on-state voltage drops, higher switching frequencies, and higher maximum temperatures. All these advantages make them an attractive choice when high-power density and high-efficiency converters are targeted. LÄS MER

  3. 2. On Gate Drivers and Applications of Normally-ON SiC JFETs

    Författare :Dimosthenis Peftitsis; Hans-Peter Nee; Johann Walter Kolar; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Silicon Carbide; Normally-ON Junction Field-Effect Transistors JFETs ; Gate-Drive Circuits; Protection circuits; High-Efficiency Converters.; Järnvägsgruppen - Elsystem; Järnvägsgruppen - Elsystem;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis, various issues regarding normally-ON silicon carbide (SiC)Junction Field-Effect Transistors (JFETs) are treated. Silicon carbide powersemiconductor devices are able to operate at higher switching frequencies,higher efficiencies, and higher temperatures compared to silicon counterparts. LÄS MER

  4. 3. On Reliability of SiC Power Devices in Power Electronics

    Författare :Diane-Perle Sadik; Hans-Peter Nee; Per Ranstad; Nando Kaminski; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Silicon Carbide; Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor MOSFET ; Junction Field-Effect Transistor JFET ; Bipolar Junction Transistor BJT ; Reliability; Failure Analysis; Reliability Testing; Short- Circuit Currents; Humidity; Resonant converter; Series-resonant converter SLR ; Base drive circuits; Gate drive circuits; Life-Cycle Cost Analysis LCCA ; Kiselkarbid; MOSFETar; JFETar; Bipolär Junction Transistor BJT ; Tillförlitlighet; Robusthet; Felanalys; Tillförlitlighetstestning; Kortslutningsströmmar; Luftfuktighet; Resonansomvandlare; Serie-resonansomvandlare SLR ; Basdrivkretsar; Gate-drivkretsar; Felskydd; Livscykelkostnadsanalys; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Sammanfattning : Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor materialwhich has several advantages such as higher maximum electric field, lowerON-state resistance, higher switching speeds, and higher maximum allowablejunction operation temperature compared to Silicon (Si). In the 1.2 kV - 1. LÄS MER

  5. 4. On Gate Drivers for MOS-Controlled Power Devices and dv-dt Filters for Train Traction Converters

    Författare :Erik Velander; Hans-Peter Nee; Francesco Iannuzzo; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Power semiconductor devices; DC-AC power converters; Silicon carbide; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; P-i-n diodes; Schottky diodes; Traction motors; Power MOSFET; Krafthalvledare; DC-AC kraftomvandlare; kiselkarbid; IGBT; P-i-n dioder; Schottky dioder; traktionsmotorer; Effekt-MOSFET; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis, low-loss gate-drive solutions and a proposed dv/dt-filter have been investigated with focus on train traction converters with dv/dt constraints.By using the silicon carbide (SiC) junction field-effect transistor (JFET), the switching losses can be significantly reduced compared to the commonly used insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), but complex gate-driver solutions are required for high utilization in terms of loss reduction. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Ultrahigh-Voltage Silicon Carbide Device Performance, Requirements, and Limitations in High-Power Applications

    Författare :Daniel Johannesson; Hans-Peter Nee; Staffan Norrga; Muhammad Nawaz; Alberto Castellazzi; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; 4H-SiC; Current Filamentation; Device Characterization; Dynamic Avalanche; JTE Structure; Junction Termination Extension Design; SiC BJT; SiC GTO Thyristor; SiC IGBT; SiC MOSFET; SiC PiN Diode; Silicon Carbide; TCAD Simulation; Wide bandgap device; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Sammanfattning : The increased awareness of the on-going climate change accelerates the electric energy system transformation from fossil-fueled power sources towards systems with larger portions of renewable energy sources. Moreover, the grid infrastructure requires reinforcements to cope with increasing electrical energy demand. LÄS MER