{"title":"Gate Ringing in Superjunction MOSFETs with a Parasitic Capacitance in the Load Inductor","authors":"Hyemin Kang , Florin Udrea","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper, the origin of the gate oscillations with a stray capacitance in the load inductor is analyzed with a device/circuit mix-mode simulation. It is found that the gate ringing occurs when the superjunction device reaches its pinch-off potential (the n-pillar and the p-pillar are fully depleted by the lateral depletion process). The progress of the depletion profiles of the superjunction leads to a rapid change of the drain-to-source capacitance and the <em>dV</em>/<em>dt</em>. Finally, the <em>dV</em>/<em>dt</em> causes a sudden change of the current flow rate across the stray capacitance of the load inductor and the device while triggering the parasitic inductances. Based on these results, a comparative study was carried out with an ideal inductive load switching and, finally, the dampers for relieving the gate ringing were investigated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100029"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49776580","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}
L. Zhang, T. Dai, P.M. Gammon, V.A. Shah, P.A. Mawby, M. Antoniou
{"title":"Simulation Study of a 650V Hybrid-Channel SiC Trench MOSFET with Improved On-State Performance","authors":"L. Zhang, T. Dai, P.M. Gammon, V.A. Shah, P.A. Mawby, M. Antoniou","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Power converters utilising SiC MOSFETs have attracted significant interest from the automotive industry, renewable energy applications, data centres, and power supplies due to their improved efficiency and power density, reliability, and ability to deliver compact design solutions. This paper proposes a SiC hybrid-channel trench MOSFET to reduce the conduction losses compared to state-of-the-art designs. With the help of the additional lateral channel, formed under the gate trench, the specific on-state resistance (R<sub>ON, SP</sub>) is decreased by over 40 % for a 650 V-rated device. TCAD simulations reveal that the device's blocking capability and short circuit robustness have been maintained and the device capacitance is also analyzed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100031"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49818183","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":"Thick gate oxide extrinsic breakdown – The potential role of neutral hydrogen atom","authors":"Kin P Cheung","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Power electronics is currently a hot topic due to its important role in fighting climate change. Gate oxide breakdown is the Achilles heel of power devices, and it is well known that extrinsic breakdown is the chief concern. However, the root cause of extrinsic breakdown is poorly understood. Recently, a “lucky defect” model was introduced to explain extrinsic breakdown beyond the traditional “local thinning” model. In this work, the “lucky defect” model is further developed to allow it to examine the responsible defect's energy distribution. It is found that only defects with energy 1.5 eV ± 0.3 eV above the substrate conduction band can produce the breakdown distributions commonly reported. Few studied defects can satisfy this requirement. An exception is the neutral hydrogen atom, and its known properties are consistent with experimental results in the literature. If confirmed, this has important implication on how to remedy extrinsic breakdown.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100024"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9833270/pdf/nihms-1857437.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10816394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lifetime modeling of solder joints based on accelerated mechanical testing and Finite Element Analysis","authors":"M. Lederer, A. Betzwar Kotas, G. Khatibi","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2023.100034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedc.2023.100034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Solder fatigue is among the predominant failure modes observed in power electronic modules. Under service conditions power electronic parts are exposed to repeated temperature swings originating from resistance heating. In consequence of a mismatch of the coefficients of thermal expansion, thermomechanical stresses are generated at material interconnects. Nevertheless, lifetimes of up to 30 years are requested for high reliability applications. Therefore, there is a demand for accelerated testing methods. However, due to strain rate dependence of inelastic deformations theoretical lifetime modeling is necessary to compare the results of accelerated test methods with usual service conditions. The present study reports on a mechanical testing method operating at the ultrasonic frequency of 20 kHz. During testing samples are exposed to repeated bending deformations until the solder joint finally breaks. The number of cycles to crack initiation is determined for different temperatures ranging from room temperature to 175 °C. Thereafter, an FEM computer simulation of the fatigue experiment is performed, where the visco-plastic Anand model serves as material model of the solder. The time to crack initiation in the solder is evaluated with a model of damage accumulation, which combines the Coffin-Manson model with a multiaxial version of the Goodman relation. It is demonstrated that this model can be applied to the solder alloys PbSnAg, Sn3.5Ag and SnSbAg.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100034"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49776581","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":"Layer-by-layer printable nano-scale polypropylene for precise control of nanocomposite capacitor dielectric morphologies in metallised film capacitors","authors":"William Greenbank, Thomas Ebel","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"4 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49776582","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":"Lifetime modelling of solder joints based on accelerated mechanical testing and Finite Element Analysis","authors":"M. Lederer, A. Kotas, G. Khatibi","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2023.100034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedc.2023.100034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47343236","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":"Advantages of the Extended Finite Element Method for the Analysis of Crack Propagation in Power","authors":"K. Nwanoro, Hua Lu, C. Yin, C. Bailey","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46708931","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":"A self-powered H-Bridge joule theory circuit for piezoelectric energy harvesting systems","authors":"Mahesh Edla , Mikio Deguchi , Yee Yan Lim","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper, investigation of high direct current/voltage (DC) and power gains using H-Bridge joule theory (HBRJT) circuit with an input voltage of alternating current/voltage (AC) is carried out by avoiding higher switching frequency and additional switches for piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) systems. The interventions of the proposed HBRJT circuit delineate the boost conversion topology from AC that is generated by the piezoelectric generator (PG) as a result of the excitation into DC and eliminates the usage of additional switches, inductors, capacitors, duty cycles that result in higher output DC voltage. The proposed topology integrates the implications of both the H-Bridge and joule theory circuits. One additional feasibility of the proposed circuit is that it does not require an additional power supply to trigger the switches. In order to validate the effectiveness of the HBRJT circuit, both simulation and experimental results were presented. In the experiment, a series of testing scenarios were carried out, namely varying the frequency with fixed input voltage and cold start-up at a high frequency. The outcome of the proposed circuit is compared with the conventional H-Bridge, Dual-stage H-Bridge (DSHBR) and literature circuits. When contrasted to H-Bridge DSHBR circuits, the proposed circuit significantly boosts the input low AC voltage into high DC voltage. In addition, compared to structures with an H-Bridge, DSHBR, and literature circuits, the HBRJT circuit is more feasible to achieve supposed voltage and power gains without duty cycles and auxiliary circuits.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100015"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772370422000128/pdfft?md5=7abb8fc559932a7ef2a067856bb52e62&pid=1-s2.0-S2772370422000128-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44564287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Printed circuit board embedded power semiconductors: A technology review","authors":"Till Huesgen","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Embedding power semiconductor devices into printed circuit boards (PCB) provides several benefits compared to conventional packaging technologies. Integrating the semiconductor dies into the circuit board reduces the converter size. This results in short current loops, enabling low interconnection resistances and parasitic inductances. Both contribute to a higher system-level efficiency, as conduction and switching losses are reduced. Moreover, the use of thick Cu substrates allows efficient heat removal, due to a low thermal resistance. Therefore, PCB embedding has received a lot of attention in the power electronics community for more than a decade. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the scientific literature on the topic ranging from basic fabrication technology over module or system-level demonstrators for electrical and thermal testing to reliability studies. Performance indicators, such as the commutation loop inductance <em>L<sub>σ</sub></em>, the chip area independent thermal resistance <em>R<sub>th</sub> × A<sub>chip</sub>,</em> allow a comparison of different approaches and benchmarking with conventional power modules. Several publications report stray inductances below 1 nH and chip area independent thermal resistances in the range of 20…30 mm²K/W.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100017"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772370422000141/pdfft?md5=62be0d548740f5708a69b23538553d0e&pid=1-s2.0-S2772370422000141-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42279040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single terminal and double terminal coil shape analysis using capacitive power transmission for biomedical implant","authors":"Yen Po Wang, Shin'ichi Warisawa","doi":"10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedc.2022.100010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper proposed a transmitter antenna using single terminal coil shape design and receiver antenna using double terminal coil shape design (Cs-Cd) to enhance the electric and magnetic coupling for Capacitive Power Transfer system to achieve higher energy transmission. This method used only single transmitter antenna instead of two transmitter antennas for power transmission. This design configuration was compared with other four configurations using either capacitive power transfer or inductive power transfer. As a result, Cs-Cd configuration achieved higher receiving power at longer implantation distance and lower temperature heating compared to conventional inductive power configuration. This method showed a better approach to power wirelessly miniaturized implant medical device.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74483,"journal":{"name":"Power electronic devices and components","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100010"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772370422000074/pdfft?md5=310e0ab19db2e82d93bcc318c313691b&pid=1-s2.0-S2772370422000074-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137341328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}