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März, Andreas ; Bertelshofer, Teresa ; Bakran, Mark-M.:
A Structural Based Thermal Model Description for Vertical SiC Power MOSFETs under Fault Conditions.
In: Active and Passive Electronic Components.
(2016)
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- pp. 1-12.
- Art.Nr. 9414901.
ISSN 1563-5031
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9414901
Abstract in another language
The accurate prediction of the SiC MOSFET withstanding time for single fault events greatly influences the requirements for device protection circuits for these devices in power converter applications, like voltage source inverters or power electronic transformers. For this reason, a thermal model, based on the structural design and the physical dimensions of the chip as well as material properties of 4H-SiC, is proposed. This article gives a general description of the thermal behaviour of vertical SiC MOSFET under various driving and boundary conditions in case of a short-circuit event. The thermal model substitutes destructive tests of a device for an individual set of boundary conditions of an occurring fault event. The validity of the analytically parametrised thermal model is verified by experimental short-circuit tests of state-of-the-art vertical SiC MOSFETs for a set of various boundary conditions. The investigated thermal model can furthermore be used to standardise different gate-oxide degradation values from the literature for means of lifetime prediction of the gate oxide for an individual application under repetitive occurring fault or overload conditions. These manufacturer specific reported values measured with no standardised testing procedures can be translated into a maximum junction temperature, which is repeatedly reached. The thermal model therefore provides a unifying parameter for the gate-oxide lifetime calculation for an individual chip and application.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science > Chair Mechatronics > Chair Mechatronics - Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mark-M. Bakran Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Advanced Materials Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Energy Research and Energy Technology Research Institutions > Research Units > ZET - Zentrum für Energietechnik Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science > Chair Mechatronics Profile Fields Profile Fields > Advanced Fields Profile Fields > Emerging Fields Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Units |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2016 08:35 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2023 12:39 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/34784 |