Abstract
In this work, 4H-SiC MPS diodes were designed, fabricated and tested. The MPS diodes were fabricated based on a 30μm, n=2×1015cm -3 doped drift layer. The diodes were designed with a multi-step junction termination extension (MJTE) to improve the blocking voltage, resulting in MPS diodes blocking over 4kV. DC I-V testing of the packaged MPS diode showed a forward voltage drop VF=3.2V at a forward current I F=27A. A half-bridge inverter with a bus voltage up to 2.5kV and a large load inductance of 1mH was used to characterize the MPS diode switching performance. The large inductance load was used to simulate the load of a high power AC induction motor. Switching measurements up to a current of 30A showed a substantial reduction in diode turn-off energy loss, compared to state-of-the-art ultra fast 40ns, Si diode: as high as 51% energy loss reduction at room temperature (RT). Most energy loss reduction, however, comes from the saving in the corresponding Si IGBT switch, which sees a reduction of as high as 51% at room temperature. Past reports on half-bridge inverter testing were largely done at bus voltage of a few hundred volts. This is the first half-bridge, highly inductively loaded inverter test at bus voltage of 2.5kV.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1097-1100 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Materials Science Forum |
Volume | 457-460 |
Issue number | II |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2004 |
Event | Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, ICSCRM 2003 - Lyon, France Duration: Oct 5 2003 → Oct 10 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
- 4H-SIC
- IGBT
- Inverter
- MRS Diode