A review of switching oscillations of wide bandgap semiconductor devices

J Chen, X Du, Q Luo, X Zhang, P Sun… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wide bandgap (WBG) devices offer the advantages of high frequency, high efficiency, and
high power density to power converters due to their excellent performance. However, their …

Gate and base drivers for silicon carbide power transistors: An overview

D Peftitsis, J Rabkowski - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon carbide (SiC) power transistors have started gaining significant importance in various
application areas of power electronics. During the last decade, SiC power transistors were …

Methodology for wide band-gap device dynamic characterization

Z Zhang, B Guo, FF Wang, EA Jones… - … on Power Electronics, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The double pulse test (DPT) is a widely accepted method to evaluate the dynamic behavior
of power devices. Considering the high switching-speed capability of wide band-gap …

Design and performance evaluation of overcurrent protection schemes for silicon carbide (SiC) power MOSFETs

Z Wang, X Shi, Y Xue, LM Tolbert… - IEEE Transactions …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Overcurrent protection of silicon carbide (SiC) metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect
transistors (MOSFETs) remains a challenge due to lack of practical knowledge. This paper …

A 1200-V, 60-A SiC MOSFET multichip phase-leg module for high-temperature, high-frequency applications

Z Chen, Y Yao, D Boroyevich, KDT Ngo… - … on Power Electronics, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a high-temperature, high-frequency, wire-bond-based multichip phase-leg
module was designed, fabricated, and fully tested. Using paralleled Silicon Carbide (SiC) …

Active gate driver for crosstalk suppression of SiC devices in a phase-leg configuration

Z Zhang, F Wang, LM Tolbert… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In a phase-leg configuration, the high-switching-speed performance of silicon carbide (SiC)
devices is limited by the interaction between the upper and lower devices during the …

Design of a high-efficiency, high specific-power three-level T-type power electronics building block for aircraft electric-propulsion drives

A Deshpande, Y Chen… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The electric propulsion drives for the more-electric aircraft need lightweight and high-
efficiency power converters. Moreover, a modular approach to the construction of the drive …

A gate driver of SiC MOSFET for suppressing the negative voltage spikes in a bridge circuit

F Gao, Q Zhou, P Wang, C Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SiC MOSFET has low on-state resistance and can work on high switching frequency, high
voltage, and some other tough conditions with less temperature drift, which could provide …

Smart self-driving multilevel gate driver for fast switching and crosstalk suppression of SiC MOSFETs

C Liu, Z Zhang, Y Liu, Y Si, Q Lei - IEEE Journal of Emerging …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wide-bandgap devices, such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride, have high switching
speed potential. However, the actual speed in practical application is limited by circuit …

A magnetic coupling based gate driver for crosstalk suppression of SiC MOSFETs

B Zhang, S **e, J Xu, Q Qian… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon carbide (SiC) devices have attracted widespread attention because of their superior
characteristics. However, not only the higher slew rate of drain-source voltage but also the …