Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules

This paper characterizes thermal and reliability performance of a SiC MOSFET power module with embedded decoupling capacitors and without anti-parallel diodes. Active and passive temperature cycling, supported by transient thermal impedance characterisation and scanning acoustic microscopy, are used...

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Main Authors: Yang, Li, Agyakwa, Pearl, Corfield, Martin, Johnson, Mark, Harris, Anne, Packwood, Matthew, Paciura, Krzysztof
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51806/
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author Yang, Li
Agyakwa, Pearl
Corfield, Martin
Johnson, Mark
Harris, Anne
Packwood, Matthew
Paciura, Krzysztof
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Agyakwa, Pearl
Corfield, Martin
Johnson, Mark
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Packwood, Matthew
Paciura, Krzysztof
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description This paper characterizes thermal and reliability performance of a SiC MOSFET power module with embedded decoupling capacitors and without anti-parallel diodes. Active and passive temperature cycling, supported by transient thermal impedance characterisation and scanning acoustic microscopy, are used to evaluate key degradation mechanisms. The forward voltage drop of the body diode is used as a thermo-sensitive electrical parameter to estimate the junction temperature and the thermal structure function is analysed to elucidate the degradation in the heat flow path inside the module. Comparisons are made with commercial Si IGBT power modules.
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spelling nottingham-518062020-05-08T09:15:24Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51806/ Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules Yang, Li Agyakwa, Pearl Corfield, Martin Johnson, Mark Harris, Anne Packwood, Matthew Paciura, Krzysztof This paper characterizes thermal and reliability performance of a SiC MOSFET power module with embedded decoupling capacitors and without anti-parallel diodes. Active and passive temperature cycling, supported by transient thermal impedance characterisation and scanning acoustic microscopy, are used to evaluate key degradation mechanisms. The forward voltage drop of the body diode is used as a thermo-sensitive electrical parameter to estimate the junction temperature and the thermal structure function is analysed to elucidate the degradation in the heat flow path inside the module. Comparisons are made with commercial Si IGBT power modules. 2018-03-20 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51806/1/CIPS_2018_submission_final.pdf Yang, Li, Agyakwa, Pearl, Corfield, Martin, Johnson, Mark, Harris, Anne, Packwood, Matthew and Paciura, Krzysztof (2018) Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules. In: 10th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics (CIPS 2018), 20-23 Mar 2018, Stuttgart, Germany.
spellingShingle Yang, Li
Agyakwa, Pearl
Corfield, Martin
Johnson, Mark
Harris, Anne
Packwood, Matthew
Paciura, Krzysztof
Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules
title Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules
title_full Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules
title_fullStr Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules
title_short Comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a SiC MOSFET module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial Si IGBT power modules
title_sort comparison of thermal and reliability performance between a sic mosfet module with embedded decoupling capacitors and commercial si igbt power modules
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51806/