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Abstract
This study investigates an active gate driver (AGD) for an SiC-MOSFET. The source current feedback type AGD utilizes the induced voltage of the source wire inductance as a negative feedback signal to regulate the source current di/dt. Recent improvements in the switching performance of the AGD is limited due to the feedback system bandwidth. In this paper, a high bandwidth current feedback type power operational amplifier is applied as the gate drive circuit. Switching characteristics of the conventional resistive gate driver and AGD are experimentally investigated via a double pulse test setup. The switching setup condition is 700 V / 80 A. This paper describes the development of the AGD circuit and experimental results. The over-shoot and ringing of the Vds and Is are reduced using the AGD. Moreover, the switching loss is simultaneously reduced.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
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