Comprehensive topological overview of rolling stock architectures and recent trends in electric railway traction systems

D Ronanki, SA Singh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews the modern electric propulsion architectures and configurations for
railway traction, which are currently in practice. The development and advancement of …

Active gate driver for improving current sharing performance of paralleled high-power SiC MOSFET modules

Y Wen, Y Yang, Y Gao - IEEE Transactions on power …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Featuring higher switching speed and lower losses, the silicon carbide MOSFETs (SiC
MOSFETs) are widely used in higher power density and higher efficiency power electronic …

Review of packaging schemes for power module

F Hou, W Wang, L Cao, J Li, M Su, T Lin… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SiC devices are promising for outperforming Si counterparts in high-frequency applications
due to its superior material properties. Conventional wirebonded packaging scheme has …

Imbalance current analysis and its suppression methodology for parallel SiC MOSFETs with aid of a differential mode choke

Z Zeng, X Zhang, Z Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Parallel connection of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs is a cost-effective solution for high-
capacity power converters. However, transient imbalance current, during turn-on and-off …

Practical design considerations for a Si IGBT+ SiC MOSFET hybrid switch: Parasitic interconnect influences, cost, and current ratio optimization

A Deshpande, F Luo - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a hybrid switch (HyS) consisting of a large current rated Si insulated-gate
bipolar transistor (IGBT) device connected in parallel with a small current rated SiC MOSFET …

A Critical review on reliability and short circuit robustness of silicon carbide power MOSFETs

S Sreejith, J Ajayan, SB Devasenapati, B Sivasankari… - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
Superior electrical and physical properties of SiC (Silicon Carbide) make them ideal for
various high voltage, high frequency and high power electronic applications. When …

Active gate driver for dynamic current balancing of parallel-connected SiC MOSFETs

Y He, X Wang, S Shao, J Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In high-power applications, parallel connection of discrete silicon carbide (SiC) mosfet s is
necessary to increase the current rating. However, the unbalanced dynamic current during …

Parallel connection of silicon carbide MOSFETs—Challenges, mechanism, and solutions

H Li, S Zhao, X Wang, L Ding… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power semiconductor devices are often connected in parallel to increase the current rating
of the power conversion systems. However, due to mismatched circuit parameters or …

Single-pulse avalanche mode robustness of commercial 1200 V/80 mΩ SiC MOSFETs

MD Kelley, BN Pushpakaran… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Commercialization of 1200-V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET has enabled power electronic
design with improved efficiency as well as increased power density. High-voltage spikes …

Balancing of peak currents between paralleled SiC MOSFETs by drive-source resistors and coupled power-source inductors

Y Mao, Z Miao, CM Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The peak currents between two paralleled SiC MOSFETs could differ significantly due to the
mismatch in threshold voltages V th. The method described herein employs passive …