SiC 2.5 MHz Switching Mode Resonant Halfbridge Inverter
Conference: PCIM Europe 2018 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
06/05/2018 - 06/07/2018 at Nürnberg, Deutschland
Proceedings: PCIM Europe 2018
Pages: 8Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Simon, Christoph; Eizaguirre, Santiago; Denk, Fabian; Heidinger, Michael; Kling, Rainer; Heering, Wolfgang (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany)
Abstract:
Inductively coupled plasmas benefit from a high frequency alternating current in the MHz range. We present a loss characterization of a resonant halfbridge switching mode inverter with an output frequency of about 2.5MHz. The inverter uses IXYS SiC-MOSFETs in the MiniBLOC package. We show design and layout guidelines, measurement results on a prototype and a breakdown of the total losses to the losses of each component. The losses are discussed in detail, including hints for optimization.