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Optimization of a Gate Distribution Layout to Compensate the Current Imbalance Generated by the 3D Geometry of a Railway Inverter
Andressa Nakahata-Medrado, Jean-Luc Schanen, Jean-Michel Guichon, Pierre-Olivier Jeannin, Emmanuel Batista, Guillaume Desportes
April 14, 2023
The impact of the stray inductances originated from interconnects in power electronics becomes crucial with the next generation of SiC devices. This paper shows that the existing layout of a railway inverter, operating with Si IGBTs already exhibits a dynamic current imbalance between paralleled modules. This will not allow using this geometry with SiC MOSFETs. A complete investigation of the electromagnetic origin of this issue has been performed. A generic circuit model has been proposed to establish a cabling rule to design a Gate Distribution Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in such a way that it compensates the power dissymmetry. An optimization strategy has been used to obtain a new geometry of this PCB, which has been validated with a time domain simulation.
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3D layout, coupling, Optimization, paralleling devices, PEEC method, power electronics, stray inductance
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Nakahata-Medrado A, Schanen JL, Guichon JM, Jeannin PO, Batista E, Desportes G. Optimization of a Gate Distribution Layout to Compensate the Current Imbalance Generated by the 3D Geometry of a Railway Inverter. (2023). LAPSE:2023.30544
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Nakahata-Medrado A: G2ELab, University Grenoble Alpes, 21 Av des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France; Alstom Transport, 21 rue Dr Guinier, 65600 Semeac, France
Schanen JL: G2ELab, University Grenoble Alpes, 21 Av des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
Guichon JM: G2ELab, University Grenoble Alpes, 21 Av des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
Jeannin PO: G2ELab, University Grenoble Alpes, 21 Av des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France [ORCID]
Batista E: Alstom Transport, 21 rue Dr Guinier, 65600 Semeac, France
Desportes G: Alstom Transport, 21 rue Dr Guinier, 65600 Semeac, France
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Energies
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14
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7
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1891
Year
2021
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2021-03-29
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1996-1073
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