Electrical performance and reliability characterization of a SiC MOSFET power module with embedded decoupling capacitors

Yang, Li, Li, Ke, Dai, Jingru, Corfield, Martin, Harris, Anne, Paciura, Krzysztof, O'Brien, John and Johnson, C. Mark (2018) Electrical performance and reliability characterization of a SiC MOSFET power module with embedded decoupling capacitors. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 33 (12). pp. 10594-10601. ISSN 1941-0107

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Abstract

Integration of decoupling capacitors in SiC MOSFET modules is an advanced solution to mitigate the effect of parasitic inductance induced by module assembly interconnects. In this paper, the switching transient behavior is reported for a 1.2kV SiC MOSFET module with embedded DC-link capacitors. It shows faster switching transition and less overshoot voltage compared to a module using an identical package but without capacitors. Active power cycling and passive temperature cycling are carried out for package reliability characterization and comparisons are made with commercial Si and SiC power modules. Scanning acoustic microscopy images and thermal structure functions are presented to quantify the effects of package degradation. The results demonstrate that the SiC modules with embedded capacitors have similar reliability performance to commercial modules and that the reliability is not adversely affected by the presence of the decoupling capacitors.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: SiC, MOSFET module, embedded capacitor, switching performance, thermo-mechanical reliability
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Identification Number: 10.1109/TPEL.2018.2809923
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 12 Mar 2018 13:30
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2019 10:18
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/50387

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