Abstract
Di/dt has previously been proposed as a temperature indicator for Si and SiC devices, however, the evaluation of its viability for GaN devices is challenging as known current sensors introduce significant unwanted parasitic inductance. This work presents a figure-of-eight magnetic field sensor ( ∞ -sensor) that permits, for the first time, high-bandwidth floating current sensing, with negligible insertion impedance and influence on switching performance, in high-speed GaN and SiC switching circuits. The pair of coils are connected in a way that the measurement is immune to currents outside of the sensing region. The simulated bandwidth of the sensor, taking into account the loading by the probe connected to its output, is 225 MHz. The insertion inductance is 0.2 nH, and the insertion resistance is 4.2 mΩ at 100 MHz. This sensor is used to investigate the temperature dependency of turn-on di/dt in a 650 V, 52 mΩ GaN device. It is found that both average and peak turn-on di/dt decrease with temperature. Peak di/dt appears to be the preferred temperature indicator due to its high sensitivity and linearity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2018) |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 884-890 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479973125 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781479973132 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 6 Dec 2018 |
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ISSN (Print) | 2329-3721 |
Keywords
- Current sensing
- Gallium nitride (GaN)
- Silicon carbide (SiC)
- Low insertion impedance
- High bandwidth
- Di/dt
- Temperature
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Professor Bernard H Stark
- School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering - Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Cabot Institute for the Environment
- Electrical Energy Management
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