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1200V Mini DIPIPM with BSD Series APPLICATION NOTE
Publication Date: September 2015
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3.1.12 Power Life Cycles
When DIPIPM is in operation, repetitive temperature variation will happens on the IGBT junctions (
∆
Tj). The
amplitude and the times of the junction temperature variation affect the device lifetime.
Fig.3-1-18 shows the IGBT power cycle curve as a function of average junction temperature variation (
∆
Tj).
(The curve is a regression curve based on 3 points of
∆
Tj=46, 88, 98K with regarding to failure rate of 0.1%, 1%
and 10%. These data are obtained from the reliability test of intermittent conducting operation)
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Average junction temperature variation
∆
Tj(K)
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1%
10%
Fig.3-1-18 Power cycle curve