GMR-Based Integrated Current Sensing in SiC Power Modules With Phase Shift Error Reduction

Autor: Muhammad H. Alvi, Robert D. Lorenz, Minhao Sheng
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 10:3477-3487
ISSN: 2168-6785
2168-6777
DOI: 10.1109/jestpe.2020.3028275
Popis: In the literature, giant magnetoresistive (GMR) point field detectors (PFDs) were integrated in terminals of Si IGBT modules for galvanically isolated current sensing in machine drives. This work presents a PFD-based current sensing system that can be fully integrated in the direct bonded copper (DBC) region of SiC power modules. The physics of phase shift errors caused by the Nickel (Ni) plating in the SiC power module is investigated. To address current sensing phase errors, a real-time phase shift reduction method is proposed. A bandwidth extension method is proposed to meet the sensing requirement of SiC devices that can switch at tens of kilohertz. The phase shift reduction and bandwidth extension methods are experimentally combined to sense the currents in the SiC DBC regions. The proposed current sensing has high bandwidth, minimal phase errors and low position sensitivity. The sensed currents can be used for high performance control and protection of SiC module-based converters.
Databáze: OpenAIRE