Evidence of Frequency-dependent SiC Power MOSFET Capacitances in the Fast and Slow Switching Transients
Conference: PCIM Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
05/06/2025 - 05/08/2025 at Nürnberg, Germany
doi:10.30420/566541011
Proceedings: PCIM Conference 2025
Pages: Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Nagel, Michel; Brandl, Anja K.; Race, Salvatore; Kovacevic-Badstuebner, Ivana; Grossner, Ulrike
Abstract:
This paper investigates the frequency (f)-dependent behavior of SiC power MOSFET during switching transients by means of double-pulse test (DPT) measurements and a calibrated virtual twin of the experimental setup. A discrepancy between the measurements and the simulations observed for slow, but not for fast turn-off switching events indicates a f-dependent C-V device characteristics that is not captured by the virtual twin implementing frequency-independent MOSFET models. We show that the f-dependent C-V device characteristics are related to a presence of interface defects at the SiC-oxide interface.