
SCALE™-2 1SC0450E2B0
Preliminary Description & Application Manual
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Contents
Driver Overview ............................................................................................................................. 4
Mechanical Dimensions .................................................................................................................. 5
Pin Designation .............................................................................................................................. 7
Recommended Interface Circuitry for the Primary-Side Connector .............................................. 8
Description of Primary-Side Interface ........................................................................................... 8
General ............................................................................................................................... 8
VCC terminal ....................................................................................................................... 8
VDC terminal ....................................................................................................................... 8
GND ................................................................................................................................... 9
SO (status output) ............................................................................................................... 9
Recommended Interface Circuitry for the Secondary Side Connectors ........................................ 9
Pins 6 to 16 ......................................................................................................................... 9
Pins 17 to 32 ..................................................................................................................... 10
Description of Secondary-Side Interfaces ................................................................................... 10
General ............................................................................................................................. 10
DC/DC output (VISO), emitter (VE) and COM terminals ......................................................... 11
Reference terminal (REF) ................................................................................................... 11
Collector sense (VCE) ......................................................................................................... 11
Input for adjusting the turn-off delay in fault condition (CSHD) ............................................. 14
Active Clamping (ACL) ........................................................................................................ 15
Gate turn-on (GH) and turn-off (GL) terminals ..................................................................... 15
Gate Boosting Power Supply (VGB) ..................................................................................... 16
Gate Boosting Signal (GBS) ................................................................................................ 16
Gate Drive Input (IN) ......................................................................................................... 16
Status Feedback /Fault input (OUT) .................................................................................... 16
How Do 1SC0450E2B0 SCALE-2 Drivers Work in Detail? ............................................................ 19
Power supply and electrical isolation ................................................................................... 19
Power-supply monitoring .................................................................................................... 19
Parallel connection of IGBT modules ................................................................................... 19
3-level or multilevel topologies ............................................................................................ 19
Gate Boosting .................................................................................................................... 20
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................. 22
The Information Source: SCALE-2 Driver Data Sheets ................................................................ 23
Quite Special: Customized SCALE-2 Drivers ................................................................................ 23
Technical Support ........................................................................................................................ 23
Quality .......................................................................................................................................... 23
Legal Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................... 23