Application Note
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2017-11-15
AN2017-44
1200V HighSpeed 3 IGBT in TO-247PLUS
Evaluation Board
User Manual
About this document
Scope and purpose
This application note is a user guide for the 1200V HighSpeed 3 IGBT in TO-247PLUS evaluation board.
It explains the board
’s hardware and provides detailed instructions on how to use it for addressing
various measurement tasks. Finally, practical examples demonstrate the benefits of both, TO-247PLUS
and TO-247PLUS 4pin packages.
Intended audience
This document is intended for owners and users of the evaluation board.
Table of Contents
About this document .............................................................................................................................. 1
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... 1
1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1
Purpose of the board .............................................................................................................. 3
1.2
Scope of delivery .................................................................................................................... 4
2
Hardware ............................................................................................................................... 5
2.1
Circuit and main components ................................................................................................. 5
2.2
Recommended accessories ................................................................................................... 6
3
Usage .................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1
Settings .................................................................................................................................. 8
3.1.1
Replacing switches or diodes ............................................................................................ 8
3.1.2
Changing between 3pin and 4pin packages ...................................................................... 9
3.1.3
Tuning gate voltages and resistors .................................................................................. 10
3.1.4
Adjusting and monitoring the heat sink temperature ........................................................ 11
3.2
Operation ............................................................................................................................. 11
3.2.1
Configurations ................................................................................................................. 11
3.2.2
Switching loss measurements ......................................................................................... 13
3.2.3
Efficiency or temperature measurements ......................................................................... 14
4
Examples ............................................................................................................................ 15
4.1
Turn-on loss reduction with a 4pin package ......................................................................... 15
4.2
Substituting parallel 40A devices with a 75A device ............................................................. 16
5
Appendix ............................................................................................................................. 18
5.1
Schematic drawing ............................................................................................................... 18
5.2
Board layout ......................................................................................................................... 19
5.3
Bill of materials ..................................................................................................................... 21
References ............................................................................................................................................ 24
Revision History ................................................................................................................................... 25