Transient avalanche oscillation of IGBTs under high current
Under high current, a new type of high frequency oscillation is found during the turn off of 3.3kV IGBTs with trench gate structure. Measurements and simulations indicate that the avalanche generation and transit time effect of carriers within the IGBT leads to this oscillation. The transition time...
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Published in | 2014 IEEE 26th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices & IC's (ISPSD) pp. 43 - 46 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
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IEEE
01.06.2014
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Summary: | Under high current, a new type of high frequency oscillation is found during the turn off of 3.3kV IGBTs with trench gate structure. Measurements and simulations indicate that the avalanche generation and transit time effect of carriers within the IGBT leads to this oscillation. The transition time effect takes place during rise of collector voltage at turn-off, especially during the dynamic avalanche phase. The range of frequencies is at several 100 MHz. As the oscillation occurs only transiently, during dynamic avalanche, it is named - Transient Avalanche Oscillation (TA-Oscillation). Both the IMPATT- and PETT-mechanisms are found to be involved in the TA-Oscillation. Detailed investigations of the TA-Oscillation on a special development version of a 3.3kV IGBT led to measures to suppress and avoid such an oscillation. A consequence of preventing this oscillation is proved as an improvement in robustness during turn-off. |
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ISBN: | 9781479929177 1479929174 |
ISSN: | 1063-6854 1946-0201 |
DOI: | 10.1109/ISPSD.2014.6855971 |