• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.632-642
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• 2017

This paper presents an improved approach towards reducing the switching loss of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) for a medium-capacity-class power conditioning system (PCS). In order to improve the switching performance, the switching operation is analyzed, and based on this analysis, an improved switching method that reduces the switching time and switching loss is proposed. Compared to a conventional gate drive scheme, the switching loss, switching time, and delay are improved in the proposed gate driving method. The performance of the proposed gate driving method is verified through several experiments.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1843-1850
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• 2016

This study focused on predicting the fatigue life of an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power module for electric locomotives. The effects of different wiring technologies, including aluminum wires, copper wires, aluminum ribbons, and copper ribbons, on solder fatigue life were investigated to meet the high power requirement of the IGBT module. The module's temperature distribution and solder fatigue behavior were investigated through coupled electro-thermo-mechanical analysis based on the finite element method. The ribbons attained a chip junction temperature that was 30℃ lower than that attained with conventional round wires. The ribbons also exhibited a lower plastic strain in comparison with the wires. However, the difference in plastic strain and junction temperature among the different ribbon materials was relatively small. The ribbons also exhibited different crack propagation behaviors relative to the wires. For the wires, the cracks initiated at the outmost edge of the solder, whereas for the ribbons, the cracks grew in the solder layer beneath the ribbons. Comparison of fatigue failure areas indicated that ribbon bonding technology could substantially enhance the fatigue life of IGBT modules and be a potential candidate for high power modules.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.1995-2003
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• 2014

Power semiconductor devices have been the major backbone for high-power electronic devices. One of important parameters in view of power semiconductor devices often characterize with a high breakdown voltage. Therefore, many efforts have been made, since the development of the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), toward having higher level of breakdown voltage, whereby the typical design thereof is focused on the structure using the field ring. In this study, in an attempt to make up more optimized field-ring structure, the characteristics of the field ring were investigated with the use of theoretical arithmetic model and methodologically the design of experiments (DOE). In addition, the IGBT having the field-ring structure was designed via simulation based on the finding from the above, the result of which was also analyzed. Lastly, the current study described the trench field-ring structure taking advantages of trench-etching process having the improved field-ring structure, not as simple as the conventional one. As a result of the simulation, it was found that the improved trench field-ring structure leads to more desirable voltage divider than relying on the conventional field-ring structure.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.504-508
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• 2010

고전압 절연 게이트 바이폴라 트랜지스터 (IGBT)의 개발로 기존의 GTO(Gate Turnoff Thyristor)가 적용되는 분야에서 더 효율적인 새로운 소자로 인정받고 있다. IGBT는 금속 산화막 반도체 트랜지스터(MOSFET)와 바이폴라 전력 트랜지스터의 장점을 결합한 소자이다. IGBT의 전기적 특성의 변화는 주로 입력단자에 MOSFET와 출력단자에 PNP 트랜지스터의 특성에 달려있다. IGBT의 가장 중요한 설계변수중의 하나인 문턱전압의 변화는 방사선이 존재하는 환경에 게이트 산화막(oxide)에서 전하포획(charge trapping)에 의해 발생되고 에너지 손실을 야기시킨다. 또한, 에너지 손실은 초퍼회로의 인덕턴스 값이 변화될 때 발생됨을 연구한다. 본 논문에서 IGBT의 전기적 특성을 SPICE로 시뮬레이션하고, IGBT 기반 인덕턴스와 문턱전압의 변화에 따른 전기적 특성을 분석하고자 한다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 전기차 전력변환 시스템의 근간이 되는 전력반도체 소자의 발전 방향과 차세대 전력반도체 소자인 wide bandgap (WBG)의 특징에 관해 소개하고자 한다. 현재까지의 주류인 Si insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)의 특징에 관해 소개하고, 제조사 별 Si IGBT 개발 방향에 대해 다루었다. 또한 대표적인 WBG 전력반도체 소자인 SiC metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)이 가지는 특징을 고찰하여 종래의 Si IGBT 소자 대비 SiC MOSFET이 가지는 효용 및 필요성에 대해 서술하였다. 또한 현 시점에서의 GaN 전력반도체 소자가 가지는 한계 및 그로 인해 전기자동차용 전력변환모듈 용으로 사용하기에 이슈인 점을 서술하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.194-200
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 SPICE 시뮬레이션을 위한 고전압 insulated gate bipolar transistor(IGBT)의 개선된 모델을 제안하였다. IGBT를 부속 소자인 MOSFET과 BJT의 조합으로 구성하고, 각 소자의 각종 파라미터 값을 조절하여 기본적인 전류-전압 특성과 온도변화에 따른 출력특성의 변화 등을 재현하였다. 그리고 비선형적인 리버스 트랜스퍼 커패시턴스 등의 기생 커패시턴스의 전압에 따른 변화를 높은 정확도로 재현하기 위해, 복수의 접합 다이오드, 이상적인 전압 및 전류 증폭기, 전압제어 저항, 저항과 커패시터 수동소자 등을 추가하였다. 본 회로모델을 1200V급의 트렌치 게이트 IGBT의 모델링에 이용하였으며, 실측자료와 비교하여 통해 모델의 정확도를 검증하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.266-269
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• 2012

The most recently IGBT (insulated gate bipolar mode transistor) devices are in the most current conduction capable devices and designed to the big switching power device. Use this number of the devices are need to high voltage and low on-state voltage drop. And then in this paper design of field stop IGBT is insert N buffer layer structure in NPT planar IGBT and optimization design of field stop IGBT and trench field stop IGBT, both devices have a comparative analysis and reflection of the electrical characteristics. As a simulation result, trench field stop IGBT is electrical characteristics better than field stop IGBT.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.292-295
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• 2002

In this work, transient characteristics of NPT(Non Punch Through)-IGBT(Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) have been studied with different temperatures analytically. Power losses are caused by heat generated in MIT-IGBT for steady state and transient state conditions. We therefore have focused on the analysis of excess carrier concentration and excess charge injected into N-drift layer with different temperatures and have obtained anode voltage drop during turn-off with lifetime of 2.4[${\mu}$s].

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 1996년도 창립기념 전력전자학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.63-66
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• 1996

An micro model for the power insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor(IGBT) is developed. The model consistently described the IGBT steady-state current-voltage characteristics and switching transient current and voltage waveform for all loading conditions. The model is based on the equivalent circuit of a MOSFET with supplies the base current to a low-gain, high-level injection, bipolar transistor with its base virtual contact at the collector and of the base. Model results are compared with measured turn-on and turn-off waveform for different drive, load, and feedback circuits.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1992년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.1126-1128
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• 1992

The object of this study is the design of 3 phase on-board inverter. The key point in the inverter design is the selection of switching device, and its performance effects that of total system. In this study, six-step square wave inverter was designed using IGBT ( Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor ) which has the advantages of MOSFET and bipolar transistor as switching device. The condition of being small and light which is the one of requirements for on-board equipment was accomplished by using IGBT module and optimising the snubber circuit, and the reliablity was increased. It is confirmed that the designed inverter satisfies the required performance through the performance and environment test.