Li Fang , Lucas Riondet , Fatimata-Fatim Diarrassouba , Maud Rio , Pierre Lefranc , Jean-Christophe Crébier
{"title":"Parametric Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of power modules","authors":"Li Fang , Lucas Riondet , Fatimata-Fatim Diarrassouba , Maud Rio , Pierre Lefranc , Jean-Christophe Crébier","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Power Electronics is a key factor in the electrification of our modern society. In the attempt of massive decarbonation, this fast-growing industry is going to put pressure on the environment. Life Cycle Assessment is used to identify the main impacts of products and services. The paper presents an open-source method to carry on a parametric LCA of power modules to help power electronics designers and engineers assess the environmental impacts of such devices when used in power converters. After recalling how is derived the open access LCI of a type of power modules, the method to implement Parametric LCA for this kind of device is introduced. It is then applied on a specific case study for automotive applications and main LCA results are provided to illustrate the method. The last section is dedicated to introduce several perspectives and applications of Parametric LCA to support ecodesign.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144549451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-parameter detection of bond wire lift-off, current, and temperature in IGBT modules via gate voltage waveforms and CNNs with digital gate control","authors":"Thatree Mamee , Katsuhiro Hata , Makoto Takamiya , Takayasu Sakurai , Shin-ichi Nishizawa , Wataru Saito","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new method for multi-parameter detection of bond wire lift-off, emitter current, and junction temperature using gate voltage waveforms and a convolutional neural network is proposed for the condition monitoring of power modules. This method was demonstrated to classify 80 levels for the full combination of various parameters. In addition, digital gate control (DGC) was utilized to improve not only the switching characteristics but also the detection accuracy. The experimental results show that the sensitivity of the gate voltage waveforms changed significantly due to the influence of the combined parameters. The detection accuracy depends on the control conditions of DGC, and optimized conditions achieved a high accuracy of over 96%, even for multi-parameter detection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144502014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ralf Siemieniec, Martin Wattenberg, Ertugrul Kocaaga, Sriram Jagannath, Elvir Kahrimanovic, Jyotshna Bhandari, Heejae Shim, Alberto Pignatelli
{"title":"400V SiC MOSFET empowering three-level topologies for highly efficient applications from motor-drives to AI","authors":"Ralf Siemieniec, Martin Wattenberg, Ertugrul Kocaaga, Sriram Jagannath, Elvir Kahrimanovic, Jyotshna Bhandari, Heejae Shim, Alberto Pignatelli","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100104","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100104","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The introduction of 400 V SiC MOSFET technology bridges the voltage range gap between 200 V medium-voltage MOSFETs and 600 V super-junction MOSFETs. This technology is characterized by low switching losses and low on-state resistance, making it suitable for 2-level topologies in 120 VAC or 300 VDC systems or 3-level topologies with typical input voltages ranging from 180 VAC to 350 VAC or 400 VDC to 600 VDC.</div><div>The technology concept is presented, and its efficiency and power density gains are demonstrated through measurements on test boards representing a 3-level ANPC general purpose inverter and a 3-level FC PFC for highly-efficient power supplies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144470685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lukas Hein, Maximilian Goller, Gengqi Li, Marius Lößner, Josef Lutz, Thomas Basler
{"title":"Investigation on the high temperature behaviour of p-GaN HEMTs by different temperature sensitive electrical parameters","authors":"Lukas Hein, Maximilian Goller, Gengqi Li, Marius Lößner, Josef Lutz, Thomas Basler","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100103","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100103","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to recent improvements and technical advantages in applications with high switching frequencies, research is increasingly focusing on GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). An accurate temperature determination is thereby of particular importance to give precise lifetime estimations and define safe operation areas. This work investigates on the temperature estimation by means of the temperature sensitive electrical parameters (TSEPs) <em>R</em><sub>DS,on</sub> (<em>T</em>) and <em>V</em><sub>GS</sub> (<em>T</em>) of GIT-type transistors, supported by an IR-camera. Several <em>Z</em><sub>th</sub> characteristics were measured, whereby the temperature estimation with <em>V</em><sub>GS</sub> (<em>T</em>) appears to be superior. Furthermore, the investigation includes static and dynamic characterization as well as power cycling tests (PCT) with switching losses at high temperature above the datasheet limit of 150°C. The device operates stable and reliable at a junction temperature of 175°C in the PCT.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144632381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonas Pfeiffer, Manfred Wohlstreicher, Philemon Wrensch, Michael Schmidhuber
{"title":"Volume reduction of magnetic components in DC/DC converters for fuel cell vehicles","authors":"Jonas Pfeiffer, Manfred Wohlstreicher, Philemon Wrensch, Michael Schmidhuber","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In power electronic converter systems, the magnetic components are often the bulkiest and heaviest components. This is particularly disadvantageous in automotive applications, where volume, weight and costs are particularly important. Customized core geometries are a promising option to significantly reduce the volume of magnetic components compared to the use of standard core geometries.</div><div>In this paper, customized magnetic components for an eightfold interleaved boost converter for fuel cell vehicles are presented. The customized core geometries are compared to an equivalent stacked standard core design in terms of enveloping volume and total losses.</div><div>In addition, further possibilities for improvement in the form of customized coupled inductors that replace the discrete components are shown and discussed.</div><div>The investigations show that the coupled design leads to a volume reduction of circa 68 % in combination with a reduction in total losses of circa 38 % compared to the stacked standard core design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144255168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Declaration/Conflict of Interest statement were not included in the published version of the following article, that appeared in issue Volume 5 2023 of Power Electronic Devices and Components","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100094","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100094","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100094"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144263679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating current sensing methods for accurate characterization in small chip size SiC MOSFETs","authors":"Y. Kim, H. Park, S. Yoon, H. Kang","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100102","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wide Bandgap power devices, such as SiC MOSFETs, offer superior switching performance, making them essential in high-frequency power systems. This study compares two current sensing methods—Coaxial Shunt Resistor (CSR) and Split-Core Current Probe (SCP) and evaluates their impact on switching characterization of small chip size SiC MOSFETs using Double Pulse Tests. The CSR, with up to 1 GHz bandwidth, enables more accurate transient current measurement compared to the 100 MHz-SCP. Experimental results show that at a high current density, the CSR method at 1 GHz reduced turn-on switching loss by up to 52.4 % and turn-off switching loss by up to 19.8 % compared to the SCP method. Conversely, at low current density, the CSR method captured 74.4 % higher Eon due to its finer resolution of high frequency transients, not detected by SCP. These results reveal that high bandwidth CSR sensing is critical for accurately and reliably characterizing fast switching small chip size SiC MOSFETs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physical and electrical characterizations of low n-doped MOCVD GaN-on-sapphire layers for power electronics applications","authors":"Ndembi Ignoumba-Ignoumba , Camille Sonneville , Adrien Bidaud , Pierre Brosselard , Eric Frayssinet , Florian Bartoli , Yvon Cordier , Farid Medjdoub , Dominique Planson , Cyril Buttay","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100100","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work presents physical and electrical characterizations of low n-doped MOCVD GaN-on-sapphire layers and associated quasi-vertical Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs). Samples’ GaN drift layers have globally a similar quality as examined by XRD, AFM Raman spectroscopy, C-V measurements and I-V characteristics. Some crystal defects in the GaN layer are identified by Raman spectroscopy and SEM, and their effect on the electrical characteristics of the diodes is assessed. Most of the SBDs have reverse current densities at −100 V that are comparable to that of some of the best vertical GaN-on-GaN SBDs, which can be correlated to drift layers’ doping homogeneity and dislocation density.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144170289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qinze Cao , Neophytos Lophitis , Arne Benjamin Renz , Kyrylo Melnyk , Marina Antoniou , Peter Michael Gammon
{"title":"Optimization of the buffer layer in a 15kV SiC N-type gate commutated thyristor for safe, low-loss switching","authors":"Qinze Cao , Neophytos Lophitis , Arne Benjamin Renz , Kyrylo Melnyk , Marina Antoniou , Peter Michael Gammon","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper explores the design and optimization of the buffer layer in Silicon Carbide (SiC) N-type Gate Commutated Thyristors (GCTs) to enhance low-loss switching and ensure safe operation in ultra high-voltage (over 10 kV) applications. The challenges posed by high dv/dt conditions during turn-off are known to cause snappy behaviour and high reverse current spikes through the cathode, which degrades switching reliability. Using Synopsys Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD) models, validated against experimental data, the impact of the device design on the switching performance is investigated. By employing a carefully calibrated three-stage buffer design, we significantly reduce the high dv/dt which in turn is shown to alleviate the reverse cathode current caused by snap off effect. Furthermore, switching losses are reduced without substantially impacting the blocking voltage or the on-state voltage drop. Comparing the performance of the proposed design with conventional single buffer designs, the new GCT design demonstrates improved performance in terms of dv/dt control and energy loss during IGCT turn-off (31.8 % and 33.6 % respectively), in exchange for a 3.06 % increase in conduction losses. The results confirm that our proposed ”3-step buffer” design not only suppresses the snap off phenomenon but also extends the applicability of SiC IGCTs to broader high-power switching applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100099"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144124955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of a novel packaging technique for natural voltage balancing of series-connected SiC-MOSFETs","authors":"Luciano F.S. Alves, Pierre Lefranc, Jean-Christophe Crebier, Pierre-Olivier Jeannin, Benoit Sarrazin","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2025.100097","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper analyzes a novel packaging technique to improve the voltage-sharing performances of series-connected SiC-MOSFETs. The proposed method takes advantage of the parasitic capacitance network introduced by the packaging dielectric isolation layers to reduce the voltage imbalance across the series-connected devices. Firstly, the study carried out in this work explains how the parasitic capacitance networks introduced by the classic planar packaging and the gate drive circuits cause voltage imbalances across the devices. Therefore, a new packaging concept is analyzed to compensate for the effects of the gate driver parasitic capacitances. The concept is introduced and analyzed using equivalent models and mathematical approaches. To verify the analysis, the voltage sharing between two series-connected 1.2 kV SiC-MOSFETs is tested in a pulse test setup. The experimental results confirm that the proposed voltage-balancing technique can drastically improve the voltage-sharing performance of series-connected devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100097"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144105980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}