• DocumentCode
    3679995
  • Title

    A simple approach on junction temperature estimation for SiC MOSFET dynamic operation within safe operating area

  • Author

    Yuan Zhang;Yung C. Liang

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119 260
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    5704
  • Lastpage
    5707
  • Abstract
    A simple approach of sensorless junction temperature estimation is proposed for SiC power MOSFET devices. The junction temperature is derived in real-time by finding the instantaneous on-state resistance which is temperature sensitive and can be used as an indicator for device thermal estimation. Based on the scheme, a high-speed circuit is designed to quickly detect the on-state resistance and estimate the corresponding internal temperature. This circuit is able to provide fast thermal estimation within microseconds without using any temperature sensors. The scheme is tested on the SiC power MOSFET C2M0080120D with the laboratory hardware measurement results verified.
  • Keywords
    "Temperature measurement","Junctions","Silicon carbide","Temperature sensors","MOSFET","Resistance","Estimation"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2015 IEEE
  • ISSN
    2329-3721
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2329-3748
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECCE.2015.7310461
  • Filename
    7310461