Correction method for calculating junction temperature considering parasitic effects in SiC MOSFETs

Fan Liu, Mingxing Du, Jinliang Yin, Chao Dong, Ziwei Ouyang

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Abstract

The turn-on change rate of drain current diDS(on)/dt is an electrical parameter that is suitable for the online monitoring of junction temperature in SiC MOSFETs. In practical applications, the change of an external circuit changes the temperature-sensitive characteristic of diDS(on)/dt. In this paper, a SiC MOSFET in a Buck converter is taken as the research object. First, it is theoretically derived and experimentally verified that the power loop inductance and drive loop resistance are parasitic parameters that affect the temperature-sensitive characteristic of diDS(on)/dt. Second, according to the spectrum peak characteristics caused by the drain–source turn-off oscillation voltage of the SiC MOSFET, the theoretical relationship between the diDS(on)/dt temperature-sensitive characteristic and the peak of the drain–source turn-off oscillation voltage is studied. It is concluded that the spectrum peak can reflect the change of the diDS(on)/dt temperature-sensitive characteristic caused by the change of the parasitic parameters. Based on the above research, a model of a modified diDS(on)/dt temperature-sensitive characteristic considering parasitic effect is established in this paper. Through experimental verification, this model can largely eliminate the junction temperature monitoring error caused by the change of the external circuit.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Power Electronics
Number of pages12
ISSN1598-2092
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Frequency spectrum
  • Junction temperature monitoring
  • Parasitic effect
  • SiC MOSFET

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