Influence of Device Parameters Spread on Current Distribution of Paralleled Silicon Carbide MOSFETs


Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 1054-1067, Jul. 2019
10.6113/JPE.2019.19.4.1054


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 Abstract

This paper systematically investigates the influence of device parameters spread on the current distribution of paralleled silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs. First, a variation coefficient is introduced and used as the evaluating norm for the parameters spread. Then a sample of 30 SiC MOSFET devices from the same batch of a well-known company is selected and tested under the same conditions as those on datasheet. It is found that there is big difference among parameters spread. Furthermore, comprehensive theoretical and simulation analyses are carried out to study the sensitivity of the current imbalance to variations of the device parameters. Based on the concept of the control variable method, the influence of each device parameter on the steady-state and transient current distributions of paralleled SiC MOSFETs are verified separately by experiments. Finally, some screening suggestions of devices or chips before parallel-connection are provided in terms of different applications and different driver configurations.


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[IEEE Style]

J. Ke, Z. Zhao, P. Sun, H. Huang, J. Abuogo, X. Cui, "Influence of Device Parameters Spread on Current Distribution of Paralleled Silicon Carbide MOSFETs," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1054-1067, 2019. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2019.19.4.1054.

[ACM Style]

Junji Ke, Zhibin Zhao, Peng Sun, Huazhen Huang, James Abuogo, and Xiang Cui. 2019. Influence of Device Parameters Spread on Current Distribution of Paralleled Silicon Carbide MOSFETs. Journal of Power Electronics, 19, 4, (2019), 1054-1067. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2019.19.4.1054.