Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter

In this paper, an ultra-low inductance power cell design for a 3L-ANPC based on 650 V GaN HEMT devices is presented. The 3L-ANPC topology with GaN HEMT devices and the selected modulation scheme suitable for wide-bandgap (WBG) devices are presented. The commutation loops, which are the main contribu...

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Main Authors: Gurpinar, Emre, Castellazzi, Alberto, Iannuzzo, Francesco, Yang, Yongheng, Blaabjerg, Frede
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Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35035/
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author Gurpinar, Emre
Castellazzi, Alberto
Iannuzzo, Francesco
Yang, Yongheng
Blaabjerg, Frede
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Castellazzi, Alberto
Iannuzzo, Francesco
Yang, Yongheng
Blaabjerg, Frede
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description In this paper, an ultra-low inductance power cell design for a 3L-ANPC based on 650 V GaN HEMT devices is presented. The 3L-ANPC topology with GaN HEMT devices and the selected modulation scheme suitable for wide-bandgap (WBG) devices are presented. The commutation loops, which are the main contributors to voltage overshoots and increase of switching losses, are discussed. The ultra-low inductance power cell design based on a four layer PCB with the aim to maximise the switching performance of GaN HEMTs is explained. Gate driver design for GaN HEMT devices is presented. Common-mode behaviours based on SPICE model of the converter is analysed. Experimental results on the designed 3L-ANPC with the output power of up to 1 kW are presented, which verifies the performance of the proposed design in terms of ultra-low inductance.
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spelling nottingham-350352020-05-04T17:43:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35035/ Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter Gurpinar, Emre Castellazzi, Alberto Iannuzzo, Francesco Yang, Yongheng Blaabjerg, Frede In this paper, an ultra-low inductance power cell design for a 3L-ANPC based on 650 V GaN HEMT devices is presented. The 3L-ANPC topology with GaN HEMT devices and the selected modulation scheme suitable for wide-bandgap (WBG) devices are presented. The commutation loops, which are the main contributors to voltage overshoots and increase of switching losses, are discussed. The ultra-low inductance power cell design based on a four layer PCB with the aim to maximise the switching performance of GaN HEMTs is explained. Gate driver design for GaN HEMT devices is presented. Common-mode behaviours based on SPICE model of the converter is analysed. Experimental results on the designed 3L-ANPC with the output power of up to 1 kW are presented, which verifies the performance of the proposed design in terms of ultra-low inductance. 2016-05-01 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Gurpinar, Emre, Castellazzi, Alberto, Iannuzzo, Francesco, Yang, Yongheng and Blaabjerg, Frede (2016) Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter. In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE 2016), 18-22 Sept 2016, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. (In Press) Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Devices Gallium-Nitride (GaN) HEMT Three-Level Active Neutral Point Clamped (3L-ANPC) Converter Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
spellingShingle Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Devices
Gallium-Nitride (GaN)
HEMT
Three-Level Active Neutral Point Clamped (3L-ANPC) Converter
Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Gurpinar, Emre
Castellazzi, Alberto
Iannuzzo, Francesco
Yang, Yongheng
Blaabjerg, Frede
Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter
title Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter
title_full Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter
title_fullStr Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter
title_full_unstemmed Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter
title_short Ultra-low inductance design for a GaN HEMT based 3L-ANPC inverter
title_sort ultra-low inductance design for a gan hemt based 3l-anpc inverter
topic Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Devices
Gallium-Nitride (GaN)
HEMT
Three-Level Active Neutral Point Clamped (3L-ANPC) Converter
Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35035/