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Application Note AN-1044 revA
IPM Application Overview
Integrated Power Module for Appliance Motor Drives
By P. Wood, M. Battello, N. Keskar, A. Guerra
Table of Contents
Page
Introduction ..........................................................................................1
IPM Solution.........................................................................................3
IPM System Description.......................................................................3
Internal Circuitry ...................................................................................3
Input Signals ........................................................................................3
IRAMS10UP60A Pin Description .........................................................4
Bootstrap Circuit Operation ..................................................................4
Operation of the Circuit ........................................................................4
Bootstrap Diode ...................................................................................5
Low Modulation Frequency Operation .................................................5
Power Loss Estimation.........................................................................7
Thermal Resistance in Module.............................................................8
Thermal Design (heat sink selection) ...................................................10
Thermal Diagram .................................................................................10
Design Example ...................................................................................10
Packaging and Installation Guide.........................................................11
The System Schematic ........................................................................12
Bus Capacitor Calculation ....................................................................13
Table of Contents continued on next page
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Controlling Capacitor Over-Voltage......................................................13
Auxiliary Power Supply ........................................................................14
Power Analysis.....................................................................................15
The IR Solution ....................................................................................15
Buck Converter Design ........................................................................15
The Regulator Control Loop .................................................................16
Inductor Calculation .............................................................................16
General Low-Current Sensing..............................................................18
Problem Analysis .................................................................................18
Solution ................................................................................................18
Typical Example Circuits ......................................................................18
These modules represent a sophisticated, integrated solution for 3 phase motor drives used in a
variety of appliances, such as washing machines, energy efficient refrigerators and air
conditioning compressor drives in the 250 Watt to 2 Kilowatt power range. They utilize NPT (nonpunch through) IGBTs matched with Ultra-soft recovery diodes to minimize EMI generation. In
addition to the IGBT power switches, the modules contain a 6 output monolithic driver chip,
matched to the IGBTs to generate the most efficient power switch consistent with minimum noise
generation and maximum ruggedness.
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AN-1044
Application Note
IPM Application Overview
Integrated Power Module for Appliance Motor Drive
by P. Wood, M. Battello, N. Keskar, A. Guerra
Introduction
These modules represent a sophisticated, integrated solution for 3 phase motor drives used in a variety
of appliances, such as washing machines, energy efficient refrigerators and air conditioning compressor drives in
the 250 Watt to 2 Kilowatt power range. They utilize NPT(non-punch through) IGBTs matched with Ultra-soft
recovery diodes to minimize EMI generation. In addition to the IGBT power switches, the modules contain a 6
output monolithic driver chip, matched to the IGBTs to generate the most efficient power switch consistent with
minimum noise generation and maximum ruggedness.
•
Packaging options include staggered pinout for maximum creepage distances and straight or 90° bend
options for heat-sinks parallel or perpendicular to the circuit board.
•
Capacitive switch noise coupling to the mounting surface is prevented by a ground plane isolated to
2000Vrms connected to the Vss pin.
•
Insulated Metal Substrate technology ensures low thermal resistance and less stringent flatness requirements for the heat-sink. It also offers significant flexibility in the module layout and internal electrical
system.
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V+ (10)
VRU (12)
VRV (13)
VRW (14)
Rg1
Rg3
Rg5
VB1 (7)
U, VS1 (8)
VB2 (4)
V, VS2 (5)
VB3 (1)
W, VS3 (2)
23 VS1
22 21 20 19 18 17
VB2 HO2 VS2 VB3 HO3 VS3
Rg2
LO1 16
Rg4
24 HO1
R3
LO2 15
25 VB1
1 VCC
HIN1 (15)
HIN2 (16)
HIN3 (17)
2 HIN1
LIN1 (18)
5 LIN1
Rg6
Driver IC
LO3 14
3 HIN2
4 HIN3
LIN2 LIN3 F ITRIP EN RCIN VSS COM
6
7 8
9
10
11
12 13
LIN2 (19)
LIN3 (20)
T/ITRIP (21)
R1
RT
THERMISTOR
R2
C
VDD (22)
VSS (23)
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IPM Solution
Apart from the better known advantages of modules (smaller, more reliable, single component) compared
with discrete solutions, the IPM modules relieve the designer from several pitfalls often associated
with IGBT inverter designs:
•
Lower circuit inductance than discrete solutions
results in voltage spike reduction and the ability
to operate at higher switching frequency with
lower switch losses.
•
Simple power connection, just V+, the emitter
connections Le1, Le2 and Le3 and the motor
connections U,V and W.
•
The integrated driver requires only 6 logic level
inputs. (includes 3.3V logic) and 3 bootstrap capacitors selected for the switching frequency.
•
Propagation delays for all low-side and high-side
IGBTs are matched to prevent DC core flux from
being applied to the motor.
•
Built in dead time control prevents conduction
overlap between high-side and low-side IGBTs.
•
Fail-safe operation is ensured by built in shut
down features for over current and over temperature.
•
Analog temperature monitor and phase leg current pins are provided.
IPM System Description
The primary advantage in using the IPM
modules is the ease in which an optimized, reliable motor
drive system can be implemented. The designer is
relieved of the following headaches:
•
How to provide sufficient dead time to prevent
shoot through failures.
•
How to design an overcurrent protection circuit
to protect the IGBT switches.
•
How to design an over-temperature detection
circuit that actually monitors IGBT temperature.
•
How to match propagation delay times in the
drive circuits to prevent DC current flow in the
motor windings.
•
How to select the optimum switch times to minimize EMI generation and maximize efficiency.
•
How to minimize inductive loop size for minimum
turn-off voltage overshoots in the IGBTs.
The IRAMS module provides answers to all the above
questions in a compact, electrically isolated package.
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Internal circuitry
The 600V IRAMS module contains six IGBT die each
with its own discrete gate resistor, six commutation diode die,
one three phase monolithic, level shifting driver chip, three
bootstrap diodes with current limiting resistor and an NTC thermistor/resistor pair for over temperature trip. The over current
trip circuit responds to an input voltage generated from an external sense element such as a current transformer or sense
resistor. The input pin for the trip circuit performs a dual function:
•
Input pin for over current trip voltage.
•
Output pin for module analog temperature sensing
thermistor.
Because of the dual function requirements, an external circuit
similar to the diagram below is recommended.
It is important that the Vcc filter capacitor is connected
directly at the IRAMS module to prevent noise from propagating into the Itrip circuit to cause false tripping. The open collector, over current control transistor is normally ‘on’ and inhibits the over current function. The over temperature circuit is
always active and is over-ridden by the current circuit in the
event of over current detection.
IRAM Module
VCC
+15V
VCC (22)
NTC
8.2K
R25=100kΩ
± 5%
Open Drain
Overcurrent
Control
IR21365
12K
T/ITRIP (21)
4.3K
VSS (23)
Figure 1: Over current interface circuit
Input signals
The complete, open loop motor drive system comprises a signal source, a drive stage and a power stage. The
three phase motor can be a simple induction type, or a permanent magnet synchronous type. The IRAMS module integrates
the driver and power stages into an isolated module but the
‘brains’ of the system must generate timing, speed and direction PWM or PFM information to complete the motor drive function.
5 volt logic systems are generally preferred from a noise
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immunity standpoint but the module can also accept 3.3V
logic or any pulse input up to the Vcc level (+15V).
The monolithic driver IC inputs require a logic low to
command an output. The Itrip input is 4.3V nominal and the
under voltage lockout voltage is 11V. Further information on
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IRAMS10UP60A Pin Description
22: VCC
23: VSS
+15V bias voltage.
15V return and substrate
ground plane.
Bootstrap Circuit Operation.
The high and low-side driver IC requires a floating voltage supply for each of the three high-side circuits that provide gate pulses to high-side IGBTs. A very
convenient way of obtaining such floating voltage supplies is usage of bootstrap circuits. The following figure
shows such an implementation for one phase of a threephase switching inverter drive. The circuit is repeated
for each phase.
VBUS
Rbs
Dbs
VCC
VB
HIN
HO
GND
VS
Cbs
VCC=15V
Figure 2: Power module PIN out.
Pin
1: VB3
2: VS3
3:
4: VB2
5: VS2
6:
7: VB1
8: VS1
9:
10: V+
11:
12: Le1
13: Le2
14: Le3
15: HIN1
16: HIN2
17: HIN3
18: LIN1
19: LIN2
20: LIN3
21: ITRIP
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Bootstrap capacitor Phase W.
Phase W output (high-side emitter
Phase W)
Position empty for creepage
voltage.
Bootstrap capacitor Phase V.
Phase V output (high-side emitter
Phase V)
Position empty for creepage
voltage.
Bootstrap capacitor Phase U.
Phase U output (high-side emitter
Phase U)
Position empty for creepage
voltage.
Positive bus voltage.
Position empty for creepage
voltage.
Low-side emitter Phase U.
Low-side emitter Phase V.
Low-side emitter Phase W.
High-side input Phase U.
High-side input Phase V.
High-side input Phase W.
Low-side input Phase U.
Low-side input Phase V.
Low-side input Phase W.
Over current and tempera
ture shut-down.
Figure 3: Schematic showing bootstrap circuit for one phase
Operation of the circuit is as follows
When the low-side IGBT is on, the bootstrap
capacitor Cbs charges through the bootstrap diode Dbs,
resistor Rbs and low side switch S2 to almost 15 V,
since the Vs pin of the IC is almost at ground potential.
The capacitor Cbs is so designed that it retains most of
the charge when the low-side device switches off and
the Vs pin goes to almost the bus potential. Then, the
voltage Vbs being almost 15 V, the high-side circuit of
the driver IC is biased by the capacitor Cbs. Selection
of the bootstrap capacitor, diode and resistor is governed by several factors:
1. Voltage Vbs has to be maintained at a value
higher than the under-voltage lockout level for the
IC driver.
2. The capacitor Cbs does not charge exactly to 15V
when the low-side switch is turned on, depending
upon the drop across the bootstrap diode (Vfbs)
and low-side switch (VceonS2).
3.
When the high side switch is on, the capacitor
discharges mainly via the following mechanisms:
a. Gate charge Qg for turning the high-side switch
on
b. Quiescent current Iqbs to the high-side
circuit in the IC
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c.
d.
e.
f.
Level-shift charge Qls required by level-shifters
in the IC
Leakage current Idl in the bootstrap diode Dbs
Capacitor leakage current Icbs (ignored for nonelectrolytic capacitors)
Bootstrap diode reverse recovery charge Qrrbs
Charge lost by the bootstrap capacitor in one switching cycle
is given by the following equation:
∆QBS = QG + QRRBS +
I QBS
f SW
+ QLS +
I DL
f SW
(1)
where fsw is the switching frequency and the other parameters are as defined earlier. This charge loss in the bootstrap capacitor as given above results in a drop in the voltage Vbs across it. The value of Cbs can be designed based
on the desired voltage drop in Vbs as follows,
C BS =
∆QBS
∆VBS
(2)
The drop in Vbs can be set as a percentage of the value of
Vbs before turn-on of the high side switch. The lowest value
of Vbs in one modulation cycle is given by
VBS = VCC − VFBS − VCEON (S 2)
(3)
Note that the above equation gives the worst-case value of
the bootstrap voltage with the low side IGBT conducting current in conjunction with high side diode. Current reversal
leads to low side diode conduction in conjunction with the
high side IGBT, whereupon the equation (3) changes to:
VBS = VCC − VFBS + VF ( D 2)
(3a)
Combining equations (1), (2) and (3) and using ∆Vbs = 1 %
of Vbs, we get:
QG + QRRBS +
C BS =
I QBS
I
+ QLS + DL
f SW
f SW
0.01.(VCC − VFBS − VCEON (S 2 ) )


C BS .RBS
VCC

.Ln
 V −V

D
−
V
−
V
CC
BS
(min)
FBS
CEON
(
S
2
)


BOOTSTRAP DIODE
When high side switch or diode conducts, the bootstrap diode supports the entire bus voltage. Hence for a
300-400 V system, Dbs has to be rated at 600 V. The peak
current seen by Dbs is determined by the series resistor
Rbs. However since this current spike is quite narrow, it does
not seriously affect diode selection. Average current handled
by the bootstrap diode is given by the product of the charge
supplied to Cbs during every switching cycle expressed by
equation (1) and the switching frequency fsw. In order to
minimize the power loss in the diode and to reduce the size
of the bootstrap capacitor, reverse recovery charge in Dbs
should be as low as possible. For the same reason, reverse
leakage current should also be low at the highest operating
temperature. Finally, the knee voltage of the diode should
be low to minimize the voltage drop across it during charging.
LOW MODULATION FREQUENCY OPERATION
As was seen from equations (3) and (3a), the voltage across the low side device (IGBT or diode) reverses
polarity with direction of current flow. Hence the voltage applied across the bootstrap circuit also varies accordingly,
decreasing below Vcc when the low side IGBT conducts
and increasing beyond Vcc when the low side diode conducts. This variation can be approximated for analysis to be
sinusoidal in nature. For a sine current application the assumption is quite valid, since for practical current values,
the voltage drop across the IGBT or diode varies almost
linearly with current, except at very small current values.
Then the voltage applied across the bootstrap circuit can be
represented by:
V = VCC − VPKI sin ωt
(6)
(4)
A series resistor Rbs is recommended as shown in
figure 3. This limits peak currents in the bootstrap circuit
during initial charging. These currents, if excessive, have
been known to cause driver latch-up under fast switching
conditions. Typically, the low side switch is switched with a
constant duty-cycle for charging the bootstrap capacitor initially. The time required for the initial bootstrap capacitor
charging, after which input signals can be transferred to the
switch gates, is given by:
t≥
cesses and hence gives a minimum charging time.
when the low side IGBT is conducting with VpkI representing peak voltage across the IGBT. Similarly, when the low
side diode conducts, the equation above becomes:
V = VCC + VPKD sin ωt
(7)
where Vpkd represents the peak voltage across the low side
diode. In the above equations (6) and (7), ω is the angular
frequency corresponding to the modulation frequency f.
(5)
In the above equation, D is the duty cycle of the charging
pulses. Note that this discounts effects of discharging pro-
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R bs
ing the quarter cycle under consideration is:
Dbs


I QBS + I DL
I AVG = CVPKI ωTsw +
+ QRRBS  f SW
f SW


Cbs
V
VCC
When the voltage V crosses zero and becomes negative,
the above analysis still applies with the additional charge
required for switching the high side device. Then the worstcase average current in the bootstrap circuit is:
VIGBT/VD
Figure 4: Schematic showing effect of low side switch/diode conduction
The above schematic represents the situation for a single
phase of the three-phase inverter. This is briefly analyzed
below:
When the modulation frequency is lower than the cutoff frequency for the bootstrap circuit defined by the resistor Rbs,
bootstrap diode voltage drop Vfbs and the capacitor Cbs,
the capacitor voltage varies with time at the modulation frequency. When the low side IGBT is conducting, applied voltage across the bootstrap circuit reduces sinusoidally, which
means that the voltage across the sine voltage source in
figure 4 is positive and increasing. Starting from the initial
capacitor voltage of approximately Vcc, the bootstrap diode
is reverse biased while the voltage V is rising from zero to
VpkI. During each switching cycle, the voltage V changes
by small value from the previous switching cycle by:
∆V = VPKI [sin ω (t + Tsw) − sin ωt ]
(8)
where Tsw is the switching period. In this time, the capacitor
discharges because of Iqbs and Idl only, since the high side
IGBT is not switching. There is no charging of the bootstrap
capacitor, the diode Dbs being reverse biased. Capacitor
voltage therefore decreases approximately in a linear fashion. As the voltage V crosses VpkI, the capacitor voltage is
already at a steady value given by the difference between
Vcc and VpkI. After this, the voltage V decreases sinusoidally and the capacitor voltage follows the sine wave till the
voltage V reaches zero. During this quarter cycle from VpkI
to zero, the diode Dbs is forward biased enabling bootstrap
capacitor charging. The charge supplied per cycle is then
equal to the charge lost in the quiescent currents plus the
charge required to raise the capacitor voltage by the change
in V in one switching cycle, which is:
∆V = VPKI [sin ω (t + Tsw) − sin ωt ]
(9)
Thus the charge supplied per switching cycle is:
∆Q = CVPKI [sin ω (t + Tsw) − sin ωt ] +
I QBS + I DL
f SW
+ QRRBS
(10)
The term in brackets is approximately equal to the product
of first differential of sin ωt with respect to t, and the switching time Tsw. This has a maximum value of ωTsw. Then the
worst-case average current through the bootstrap circuit dur-
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

I QBS + I DL
I AVG = CVPKDωTsw +
+ QG + QLC + QRRBS  f SW
f SW


(12)
This continues for one quarter-cycle before the voltage V
reaches Vpkd. After V crosses Vpkd and starts increasing
to zero, the bootstrap diode is reverse biased and the capacitor discharges every cycle without a refresh charge.
Hence the voltage across the capacitor goes on decreasing. Since the resistor Rbs carries bootstrap currents for all
three phases, the worst case current for one quarter of the
modulation period at a stretch (neglecting the 120 ° phase
difference) is three times the value given in equation (12).
It is seen from equation (12) that the first term is
independent of the switching frequency and depends upon
the voltage drop across the low-side devices, the value of
the bootstrap capacitor and the angular frequency corresponding to the sinusoidal modulation. The rest of the expression is the product of the refresh charge calculated in
equation (1) and the switching frequency. This part is independent of the modulation frequency.
The IR module IRAMS10UP60 contains three bootstrap diodes and a series resistor connected internally between the 15 V supply Vcc and individual Vb pins of the
three phases. Hence only appropriate bootstrap capacitors
need be connected on the external board. Some layout aspects have to be considered before doing that. Bootstrap
capacitors should be connected as close to the Vb and Vs
pins as possible to reduce stray inductance in the connections. Furthermore, it is recommended to use a small high
frequency capacitor in parallel to a larger low frequency
bootstrap capacitor.
It can be shown that the power loss in the series
resistor selected is well within limits. From equation (12),
substituting under worst conditions:
C = 10µF, Vpk = 2.5V, ω = 2π x 100rad/s, fsw = 20kHz, Iqbs
= 150µA, Idl = 5µA, Qg = 40nC, Qlc = 5nC, Qrrbs = 25nC, we
get IAVG = 17.3 mA.
Then average resistor current = 50 mA
Using IRMS = 1.5 IAVG, IRMS = 75 mA. This gives the resistor
power loss 11.25 mW.
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Note that this is under the absolute worst conditions assuming continuous current through the resistor
and neglecting the phase difference between the bootstrap
current components from the three phases.
one period of current either using a spreadsheet or from
closed-form solutions. Power losses so calculated can then
be used to estimate temperatures of components inside the
module, using specified thermal resistance numbers.
POWER LOSS ESTIMATION
EXAMPLE
The IRAMS modules use 600 V non-punch-through
(NPT) IGBTs with a 10 µs short-circuit capability, that are
well optimized for switching and conduction losses. Hyperfast
diodes with very low reverse recovery charge and reduced
forward drop at high temperatures further improve the turnon performance of the IGBTs. As the conduction losses are
approximately constant with switching frequency for a given
current and bus voltage levels, appropriate trade-off has to
be obtained in selecting the switching frequency best suited
for a particular device.
For a 1 HP (@ max. voltage) induction motor, supplied from an inverter with a DC bus of 400 V, the maximum
RMS motor voltage would be about 226 V line to line with a
modulation index of 0.8. Then the inverter output current
per phase is about 3.2 A RMS (4.53 A peak) with a power
factor of 0.6. This current can be expressed approximately
as:
I = 4.53 sin(ωt)
(14)
There have been many attempts to estimate switching energy values at turn-on and turn-off based on semiconductor device models. However the complexity associated with making such models accurate suggests that a more
pragmatic approach would be measuring elemental energy
losses and calculating total power losses using system level
models. Switching losses for IGBT and diode can be measured and modeled empirically as functions of voltage, current and temperature. Similarly on-state voltage drop can
be represented as a function of current and temperature.
(
(
)
EON = h1 + h 2.I x I k
)
EOFF = m1 + m2.I y I n
(13)
VCEON = VT + aI b
In the above equations, VT is the voltage drop
across the IGBT/diode at zero current and h1, h2, x, k, m1,
m2, y and n are empirical parameters obtained to get a good
curve-fit between measured and calculated values. Then
knowing the current variation with time and knowing the
switching frequency, each of the above losses can be calculated either as a function of time or as an average over
TURN-ON:
h1
7.69E-04
h2
2.99E-02
k
2
x
-1.159
TURN-OFF:
m1
1.76E-02
m2
4.34E-02
n
1
y
-0.492
a
0.46
b
0.649
CONDUCTION:
Vt
0.51
Table 1. Power loss estimation parameter for IGBT in example
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The loss parameters for the IGBT under question are as
given in the Table 1. Knowing the switching frequency, the
energy losses can be averaged per switching cycle giving
power loss per switch cycle. For purposes of calculation,
the current can be approximated to be constant for one
switching period. This is shown in the figure 5. Assuming
that the current varies linearly within one switching cycle
and the variation is small, the average current in the switching cycle can be assumed to be constant throughout the
switching period. The value of the average current then varies sinusoidally between switching cycles as given in equation 14. The switching energies at turn-on and turn-off, and
the conduction drop can be calculated for each switching
cycle using equations 13 and 14. For each switching cycle,
the average power loss including switching and conduction
power loss, can be calculated giving a time-variant power
loss as shown in figure 6. This figure shows power loss variation for half a modulation cycle i.e. for one IGBT. Knowing
this, the average power loss can be easily calculated per
IGBT and for a 3-phase inverter system.
Figure 5: Plot showing approximation of sine current for loss calculation purpose
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THERMAL RESISTANCE IN MODULE
Thermal issues in power modules can be different
that those usually found in discrete parts. This is due to interaction between the heat flow paths of individual die within
the power module. Figure 7 simplistically represents the thermal scenario for a power module containing multiple power
dissipating IGBTs and diodes. All the die are mounted on a
single substrate, which serves to electrically isolate the high
voltage devices from the case of the module. The substrate,
in most cases, unfortunately also presents a high thermal
resistance to the flow of heat to the heat sink. As shown in
the figure, heat spreads away from the power die at an angle
that depends upon many factors including substrate material and quality of interface with the heat sink. Usually it is
approximated to about 45 ° on all the sides of the die. It is
easily seen from the figure that the heat dissipated through
the region ‘A’ of the substrate increases as more die start to
dissipate. Thus the effective thermal resistance of each
power die as seen from the module case increases with
number of dissipating die. The rate at which the effective
thermal resistance increases with number of dissipating die
depends on the heat-spread angle, the closeness of power
die in the module and the actual power dissipated.
An example of effective thermal resistance variation with number of conducting die.is shown in figure 8. These
results were obtained from a finite element thermal simulation performed on a substrate bearing IGBT/diode die. The
thermal resistance for an IGBT under such circumstances
varies significantly from the case with one IGBT dissipating
to that with all six IGBTs in 3-phase inverter configuration
dissipating. It should be noted that even though the IGBTs
do not actually dissipate DC power simultaneously, the ther-
mal time constants for the system are long enough for
heating effects to be similar.
The power die in IRAMS modules are optimally located so that thermal interaction between them is minimal.
Also, the thermal resistance RTHJ-C specified in the IRAMS
datasheet is under actual running conditions with all the
IGBTs and diodes dissipating power. A good estimate of the
minimum value of RTHJ-C can be made using the physical
dimensions and thermal properties of the module layers. An
example of this using a spreadsheet model is shown in
table 2.
In the table, assuming a heat spread angle of 45 ° on all
sides of the die, the equivalent area of heat conduction can
be calculate odule stack-up. Then knowing the material
thermal resistivity, the thermal resistance to heat flow path
can be calculated. Starting from the active silicon area with
dimensions given by side 1 and side 2, and the thickness
of material, thermal resistance for that layer is given by
RTH =
ρ .t
(side1 + ∆x )(side 2 + ∆y )
(15)
where t is the thickness of silicon, ρ is the thermal resistivity
of silicon, ∆x and ∆y account for the 45 ° spreading of heat
through the silicon die. Similarly, thermal resistances can
be calculated for each layer in the stack-up as shown. The
sum of all these thermal resistances gives the total thermal
resistance of one IGBT to the module case.
IGBT/DIODE DIE
SUBSTRATE
A
Figure 6: Variation of individual IGBT power loss with time
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MODULE CASE
HEAT SINK
Figure 7: Heat propagation through back case for single and multiple dissipating die
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Figure 8: Variation of effective IGBT thermal resistance with number of dissipating die
Dimension
Side 1
inches
Side 2
inches
Side 1
m
Side 2
m
Area
m2
Thickness
m
Rth
°K/W
8.50E-05
0.18
Starting Active Area
Silicon
0.080
0.080
2.03E-03
2.03E-03
4.13E-06
0.089
0.089
2.26E-03
2.26E-03
5.11E-06
Solder
0.101
0.101
2.57E-03
2.57E-03
6.58E-06
1.00E-04
0.28
Copper
0.108
0.108
2.74E-03
2.74E-03
7.53E-06
7.00E-05
0.02
Dielectric
0.114
0.114
2.90E-03
2.90E-03
8.38E-06
5.00E-05
1.49
Aluminum
0.281
0.281
7.14E-03
7.14E-03
5.09E-05
1.50E-03
0.14
HTC Plastic
0.326
0.326
8.28E-03
8.28E-03
6.86E-05
4.00E-04
2.34
4.45
Zth Total
Table 2. Spreadsheet model to calculate IGBT thermal resistance in power module
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Thermal Design (heat-sink selection)
Design Example:
The choice of heat-sink begins with the choice between free convection and forced air cooling. For the lower
powered appliance drives, such as washing machines, the
motor drive is located near the base of the enclosure and
free convection is usually employed. Refrigerators and air
conditioners use a condenser fan which can provide additional forced air cooling for the heat-sink. Heat-sinks designed for free convection airflow have taller, wider spaced
fins than those for forced air operation and are about 50%
larger for a given thermal resistance than a forced air heatsink. The next consideration is the actual power to be dissipated and the allowable temperature rise above the ambient air temperature. This results in an overall thermal resistance value in degree per watt which usually specifies several possibilities of fin configuration and lengths of heat-sink
extrusion. The designer then chooses the most suitable heatsink to comply with the mechanical constraints of the application. In any system having a heat source and a final heatsink, in this case the semiconductor die inside the module
and the ambient air, there has to be a temperature difference ∆T which causes heat flow and a thermal resistance
which determines the magnitude of the heat flow. An equivalent electrical circuit is shown below:
Operation of a 750Watt A/C compressor from a
400VDC regulated bus (boost topology PFC) using the
IRAMS10UP60B module driven at 3.3KHz. The worst case
ambient temperature is 40°C max. What heat-sink should I
use to maintain Tj max = 125°C?
R die attach + R copper + R insulation + R substrate + R molding compound are lumped together to form
Rth(j-c) stated on the data sheet for each leg of the 3 phase
inverter. Rcase-sink typically adds another 0.1°C/W with a
correct application of thermal compound such as Wakefield
Engineering # 120 HS Compound. The peak junction temperature where allowable power dissipation derates to zero
is 150°C as stated on the data sheet. A prudent design would
operate this module within a temperature range of Tj not
exceeding 125°C worst case.
The maximum obtainable voltage from a 400VDC
bus assuming 80% modulation depth is 320V p-p.and the
rms voltage equivalent is 0.707 x 160 = 113VAC per phase.
To generate 750W from 113VAC, the average current is 3.1A.
From the power loss calculation method described
earlier, the following results are obtained for the above example:
Average switching power loss per IGBT Psw = 0.32 W
Average conduction power loss per IGBT Pcond = 1.49 W
Average power loss per diode is Pd = 0.53 W
From the above numbers, total power loss including all 6
IGBTs and diodes is Ptot = 14.1 W
IGBT thermal resistance from junction to case for
the module IRAMS10UP60 is 4.7 °C/W as specified in the
datasheet. It is assumed that heat is transferred to the heat
sink uniformly from the module case. Thermal resistance
from the module case to heat sink is approximately 0.1 °C/
W. Then the temperature rise of the IGBT junction above
ambient is given by the following equation:
TJ − TA = RTHJ −C ( PSW + PCOND ) + PTOT ( RTHC − S + RTHS − A )
(16)
Substituting the above numbers in equation (16) with a desired Tj of 125 °C and an ambient of 40 °C, the thermal
resistance of the heat sink to ambient comes to 5.42 °C/W.
The heat sink shown in figure 11 is a standard part from
Aavid/Thermalloy # 66365. With 3-inch length, it gives a thermal resistance of 5.38 °C/W from heat sink to ambient in
free air convection. Thus the maximum junction temperature requirement is met.
Thermal Diagram
OVERMOLDING
SEMICONDUCTOR
SOLDER REFLOW DIE ATTACH
COPPER CONDUCTOR
DIELECTRIC LAYER
METAL SUBSTRATE
MOLDING COMPOUND LAYER
POWER
SEMICONDUCTORS
HEAT SOURCE
R
DIE
CH
TA
AT
R
ER
PP
CO
R
N
TIO
LA
SU
IN
R
E
AT
TR
BS
SU
R
G
IN
LD
MO
ND
OU
MP
CO
R
SE
CA
TO
K
SIN
HEAT SINK
HEAT FLOW
HEAT SINK
Figure 9: IRAMS module thermal diagram
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Part
Thermal Resistance oC/W
Number
at 3in length
66365
5.38
Width
in
Height
in
Surface Area
in2/in
Weight
lb/ft
Part
Class
1.50
0.63
13.00
0.50
B
0.630
(16.00)
1.500
(38.10)
0.130
(3.30)
Figure 11: Heatsink example
Packaging and Installation Guide.
The IRAMS modules are intended to be soldered
into a printed circuit board, which in most cost sensitive products means a single sided PCB. Some inverter layouts, typically those used with natural convection cooling in washing
machines, mount the heat-sink vertically at one edge of the
circuit board using the straight pin version of the module.
Forced air cooled applications such as split system air conditioners commonly mount the PCB parallel to the heat-sink
using the 90° bent pin module configuration. The module
mounting screws are then made accessible through clearance holes drilled in the PCB positioned above the module.
Mounting screws can be 6-32 NC or M3 torqued to
a nominal 6 inch-pounds. The mounting surface of the module is electrically isolated by a thin layer of thermally conductive molding compound. The thickness of this layer is
carefully controlled during the molding process so that a
uniformly low thermal resistance (3°C/Watt) can be maintained.
A heat-sink compound such as Wakefield Engineering #120 applied in a thin layer is strongly recommended for
maximum heat flow into the heat-sink. However, for low
power applications it may be omitted. Without heat-sink compound, the flatness and surface finish of the heat-sink greatly
influences the thermal resistance of this interface. The
mounting force also affects thermal resistance, so it is important to torque the mounting screws to 6in-LB or 0.7 Nm
to ensure adequate contact. Spring clips can also be used
to apply the required mounting force and provide a cost effective alternative to screw mounting when used in large
volume production.
Natural
Convection
Finned
Heat-sink
IRAMS
Module
Clearance Hole
PWB
IRAMS Module
Finned Heat-sink
PWB
STRAIGHT PIN MOUNTING
Forced Air
Cooling
90° LEAD-FORM MOUNTING
Figure 12: Module mounting method
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THE SYSTEM SCHEMATIC
A typical appliance or small industrial motor drive
is shown in Fig. 13. The micro controller provides all of the
logic level PWM signal inputs to the IRAMS module as well
as processing current and temperature analog signals fed
back from the module. The system schematic also demonstrates the simplicity of the drive and the small number
of additional external components required. Note that no
high-side floating power supplies are required because
the bootstrap capacitors provide power for the three independent high side driver channels.
driver which terminates all 6 drive signals when activated.
In the event of an over current caused by a stalled motor or
other fault condition, the active low signal from the micro
controller turns off the external N-channel MOSFET and over
rides the temperature signal causing instant shut down. After shutdown the 1.5Ω/6.8nF network provides a reset function to re-establish IGBT gate drive following a 9mS delay.
The micro processor can be programmed to provide permanent termination of its outputs following a predetermined
number of resets.
Motor current is monitored by external current sensing resistors in each phase leg of the IGBT inverter, but if
ground fault detection is not required, a simplified current
sensing can be provided by a single sense resistor. Under
normal operating conditions, IGBT temperature is continuously monitored by the internal NTC thermistor feeding a
temperature dependent voltage to the micro processor. This
voltage also feeds the internal shut down function of the
The sections so far described aspects of the system that directly affect the power module operation or selection, like bootstrap circuit, power losses within the module and thermal issues within and outside the module. The
next sections briefly explain elements of the system that, no
doubt, are important but do not determine or are not determined greatly by internal features of the module. These include the housekeeping power supply and DC bus capacitors.
VBW
VSW
W
BOOT-STRAP
CAPACITORS
CURRENT SENSING CAN USE A
SINGLE SENSE RESISTOR OR
PHASE LEG SENSING AS SHOWN
VBV
V
3-ph AC
MOTOR
VSV
VBU
U
VSU
V+
DC BUS
CAPACITORS
LeU
LeV
PHASE LEG
CURRENT
SENSE
LeW
HINU
HINV
IR21365C
HINW
CONTROLLER
LINU
LINV
LINW
ITRIP
5K
TEMP
SENSE
3.3 V
1µ
VCC (15 V)
4.3K
8.2K
10µ
0.1µ
VSS
NTC
12K
O/C
SENSE
(ACTIVE
LOW)
Figure 13: Typical system application
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Bus Capacitor calculation
An electrolytic capacitor is used to smooth the rectified AC voltage from the bridge rectifier. Its capacitance is
an inverse function of the allowed ripple voltage DV and can
be derived from equation (17) below.
Cmin =
(V
2
max
2 Pin
2
− Vmin
f rect
(17)
)
The rms current can also be calculated using equation
(21) below.
2
I DCrms = I DCpeak
t DC f rect .
(22)
The rms ripple current in the capacitor is given by equation (23) below.
2
2
I RMS = I CRMS
+ I DCRMS
Where Pin is the load power in watts and DV is Vmax-Vmin.
(23)
The actual power loss in the capacitor is a function of its
ESR at the ripple frequency of 100Hz or 120Hz depending
on the mains frequency.
Vmax
2
PLOSS = I RMS
ESR100 Hz
Vmin
(24)
Controlling Capacitor Over Voltage
t = 1/f rect.
t DC
tc
Figure 14: Rectified AC Waveform Showing Conduction period from Vmin to Vmax.
Capacitors can be destroyed if they are exposed
to voltages in excess of their ratings due to line transients
etc. An over voltage can also occur when capacitors are
connected to an LC- filter. See Figure 15.
It should be noted that electrolytic capacitors age and lose
some capacitance over time and that the tolerance of the
initial capacitance value should also be considered at the
time of selection.
When using a capacitive input filter, the capacitor
value not only determines the ripple voltage but also the
conduction angle of the rectifier. The input voltage is
sinusoidal and the expression (18) shows the charging
time:
V 
cos −1  min 
 Vmax 
tc =
2πf in
Figure 15: Capacitor ring-up in L-C Circuit.
The ringing waveform is shown in Figure (16) below.
VC
VN
(18)
where fin is the line frequency.
The capacitor voltage discharge time tDC :can also be
calculated from equation (19) below.
t DC =
1
f rect .
Figure 16: Voltage over shoot on the capacitor due to LC ring-up.
− tc
(19)
The average value of the charge current is given by:
I Cpeak = C
∆V
V − Vmin
= C max
tc
tc
(20)
Equation (20) defines the average current drawn from the
input rectifier and will be used in the selection of the
rectifier diodes.
2
I Crms = I Cpeak
tc f
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To avoid the voltage ringing when connecting the capacitors to the input network, it is advisable to use a soft start
technique. Figure 17 shows two soft start networks. The soft
start network 17(a) uses a self heating NTC thermistor or
Surgistor for low power applications such as washing machines. For higher power applications up to 2.5KW, the circuit of (17)b can be used. A current inrush limiting resistor R
is used and then shorted by a relay contact when the charging current decays.
(21)
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L
R
L
NTC
C
C
(b)
(a)
Figure 17: Soft start networks to avoid capacitor voltage overshoots
Auxiliary Power Supply
In the appliance motor drive the auxiliary power
supply provides 3.3VDC or 5VDC power to the micro controller and supplies +15V bias to the IGBT gate drivers
and other users such as relays and indicator LEDs. Individual systems may have variations but the most common solutions use +5V and +15V auxiliary power. In some
cases, these voltages are required to be floating to prevent circulating currents in their return connections.
EMI
Input
Bus
Input Filter
Rectfier
Capacitors
AC
input
VDC
A
B
Figure 18: Power input path
Loads may be inserted at either point A or B depending
upon whether an AC/DC or DC-DC converter is used to
supply auxiliary power to the system as shown below in
Figs. 19 and 20.
The AC-DC solution may be implemented by
three different configurations. Fig. 19a shows the tradi-
220 VRMS
EMI
Input
Bridge
EMI
tional AC solution where the transformer turns ratio defines the isolated DC bias voltage supplied by the bridge
rectifier and capacitor. Of course, the output is unregulated
and tracks the input line variations. Fig. 19b shows a nonisolated AC-DC step down approach suitable for low power
bias applications. A dropping resistor provides the current
source and the zener diode provides shunt regulation for
the output voltage. Fig. 19c provides the most efficient
solution, regulating the output voltage for line and load variations. Since this is a high frequency PWM solution, the
transformer size can be greatly reduced compared with the
mains frequency solution.
The DC-DC solution may be also implemented by
three different configurations. Fig. 20a is a linear regulator
providing 15V bias, but this circuit suffers from the same
high dissipation problem as the circuit of Fig.19b . It would
dissipate 120W with a 0.4A load. The PWM solution is the
most efficient and reliable way to provide the bias voltage
as shown in Figs. 20b and 20c. The buck configuration provides the non isolated approach, while the fly back configuration provides isolated outputs. The buck converter is the
most efficient DC-DC converter and stresses the switching
element to Vin but is non isolated. The flyback circuit stresses
the primary switch to input voltage + reflected output voltage + leakage inductance voltage spikes which are attenuated in a dissipative snubber or spike clipper circuit. A typical flyback converter with 300VDC input requires a switch
rating of about 800V.
The main DC bus filter capacitor attenuates the
switching noise injected back to the input line by the PWM
converter. This is a big advantage compared with the ACDC solution of Fig.19c
Input
Bridge
220 VRMS
220 VRMS
EMI
Input
Bridge
T
DC
Control
DC
(a)
(b)
DC
(c)
Figure 19: AC-DC insertion in the input path.
Input
Bridge
Input
Bridge
Vbus=300VDC
Input
Bridge
Vbus=300VDC
Vbus=300VDC
T
D
C
(a)
Control
DC
(b)
Control
DC
(c)
Figure 20: DC-DC insertion in the input path.
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Power Analysis
The IR Solution
To define the power requirements of the auxiliary
power supply we need to evaluate the sources of power
loss.
Since the IPM module incorporates its own
level shifting, 3 phase driver, the auxiliary power supply can
be referenced to the negative bus and does not require isolated outputs.
Consumer applications are very much cost driven so the
non isolated buck solution is very attractive.
·
·
·
·
·
Drive losses for the power switches.
Power requirements for signal generation.
Driver IC quiescent losses and level shift losses.
Bootstrap diode loss.
Other losses such as indicator LEDs and relays
etc.
Since there are 6 IGBT switches, the drive losses Ps are:
Ps =6 x Qg x Vge x f
(25)
Where Qg is the charge needed for one turn on turn off
cycle of one IGBT, Vge is the amplitude of the gate emitter
voltage and f is the PWM frequency. In a worst-case scenario the value Qg is 80nC in the module family, the maximum allowed gate voltage is 20V and the frequency in the
appliance application is a maximum of 20kHz. Conductor
power loss in bootstrap diodes is given by :
Pd =3 x Qd x Vd x f
Buck Converter Design
A Synchronous buck topology will be shown using
the IR 2153 IC. This is a 600V, high speed, self-oscillating
level shifting driver with both high and low side referenced
output channels. The front-end features a programmable
oscillator similar to the ubiquitous CMOS 555. The output
drivers feature a high pulse current buffer stage and an internal dead time designed for minimum driver cross conduction when driving MOSFETS in a ½ bridge or synchronous buck configuration.
Using the estimates from equations (1) thru’ (3) above, Table
1 gives a total power output for the auxiliary power supply of
4.8W.
(26)
where Qd is the charge delivered through the bootstrap diode to charge the bootstrap capacitor. Vd is the diode drop
and f is the PWM frequency. These diodes are contained
within the module so all the diode parameters are defined
and fixed in the IRAMS data sheet. The Qd value is 100nC,
the maximum forward voltage is 1V and the frequency value
is still 20kHz. Sustituting in equation (26)
IC d riv e r
C o n tro l S e c tio n
P o w e r (W )
0 .3
1 .5
L in e a r R e g u la to r
15V- 5V
T o ta l
3 .0
4 .8
Table 3 Output Requirements of Auxiliary Power Supply
Pd ≈ 6mW.
Sw +
The total power dissipated at the IC drivers is:
Pt = Ps+Pd+Pic = 200mW+6mW+100mW = 306mW
+
-
Vin
An estimate of the power requirements for the control function using a micro controller and E2prom or a Pic
microprocessor would be about 1W. To process the feedback signals some signal conditioning circuitry has to be
added around the controller. A good estimation is 0,5W for
the peripheral circuitry. The total 5V power is about 1.5W to
the control section.
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Vs
(27)
A reasonable design safety margin, would be to double the
result in equation (27) plus some auxiliary power for signal
conditioning. This gives a total power estimate of < 1W for
the 15V auxiliary power supply.
L
+
C
-
Vout
Ro
-
Figure 21: Buck converter circuit
The output voltage of an ideal buck converter is a function
solely of input DC voltage and duty cycle D, so long as the
inductor L is in continuous conduction.
Vout = Vin x D
In a practical circuit the components have losses so the relationship becomes:
Ts
Vout = vs =
1
1
vs (t )dt = ( DTsVin ) = DVin
Ts ∫0
Ts
(28)
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In operation, the amplitude of the switching voltage Vs is
equal to the input DC voltage minus the switch saturation
voltage drop Vsw plus the diode forward conduction
voltage Vf in times respectively switch on and off.
A specification for the auxiliary power supply is shown below in Table 4.
age Vcc is internally regulated to 15.5V and switching takes
place at 1/3 and 2/3Vcc just as in the generic 555 timer. The
oscillator frequency is shown below :
f =
1
1.4(RT + 150Ω )CT
(31)
P o w e r S u p p ly S p e c ific a tio n
P a r a m e te r s
In p u t V o lta g e
O u tp u t V o lta g e
L o a d va lu e
O u tp u t P o w e r
M in .
40V
1 4 .5 V
3 7 .5 W
4W
The Regulator Control Loop
M a x.
350V
1 5 .5 V
5 6 .5 W
6W
Table 4. Power Supply specification
For practical purposes, the maximum duty cycle obtainable
from the IR2153 is about 45%. Using the values shown in
Table 4, the minimum input voltage is:
Vinmin =
15V
Vout
=
= 33.45V
Dmax 0.45
(29)
At the other end of the scale, the DC bus voltage from a
boost topology PFC preregulator is up to 400V. The duty
cycle corresponding to this condition is determined from
equation (30). Thus we can confidently predict that the
auxiliary power supply can operate safely from a DC input
of 40V to 400V.
Dmin =
Vout
15V
=
= 3.75%
Vinax 400V
(30)
The IR2153 self oscillating driver IC uses the values of Rt
and Ct to determine its oscillation frequency. Its supply volt-
Refering to Fig. 23 below, we see that the complete regulator schematic includes a TL 431 programmable
shunt regulator IC. This regulator produces a high gain control loop and controls the duty cycle as a constant off time
regulator. The high side switch duty cycle is large when the
input voltage is low and small at high input voltage. Thus it
can be seen that the constant off time control results in low
frequency operation at 33.45V input and high frequency
operation at 400V input. It is also noted that the TL 431 bypasses some charging current from C2 and thus increases
its charge time to maintain voltage regulation of the +15V
output. If we choose to operate at 50KHz and, the values
from equation (31) are:
Under these conditions we see that:
RT = 5.1kΩ
CT = 2.7nF
Dmax =
Dmin =
f swmin
Tonmax
Tonmax + Toff
Ton
min
Tonmin + Toff
1
=
Tonmax + Toff
Toff
and Tonmn
f swmax
= 11µs
= 507ns
= 99kHz
(32)
Inductor Calculation
In continuous conduction, the minimum inductance value is
given by equation (33) below.
Lmin ≥
Rout max (1 − Dmin ) 56.5Ω * (1 − 0.05)
=
= 537 µH
2 f swmin
2 * 50 kHz
(33)
In order to select the correct inductor the inductor peak
current has to be calculated by the expression (34)
I pk =
T V
Vout
15V
11µs *15V
+ off out =
+
= 0.54 A
Routmin
2L
37.5Ω 2 * 600µH
(34)
Figure 22: Ct waveform and Output Timing Diagram of IR2153
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The IRFR420A is a 500V surface mount MOSFET which
can be used both as high side and low side switches in the
synchronous buck converter.
The Ipk of 4.5A is the value that will be used to calculate the
inductance value of L1 and also the MOSFET switches used
in the power supply.
Ipk
0.5A
Inductance
Value
560 mH
PKG
Power Inductor
VDSS
PDSS @ 25oC
500V
3.3A
Table 5: Specification of Inductor
Rds(on) @ 150oC
3.0Ω
PKG
Dpak
Table 6: Specification of Inductor
Note: Proper grounding layout for this circuit must be considered. All components must be kept as close as possible to each other and all traces
must be kept to minimum to avoid stray capacitance and grounding noise
+34V to +350V
R1
470k
0.5W
D3 1N4148
D1 1EMU06
U1 IR2153
VB
VCC
HO
RT
VS
R2
5k1
COM
C4
47uF
450V
15V
C3 IRFR420A
0.1uF
D4
1EMU06
LO
CT
C7
0.1uF
Q1
R3 22
U2 7805
L1 560uH
0.5A
R6
15k
COM
C1
4.7uF
25V
R5 1k
C2
2.7nF
5V
D2
TL431C
C8
0.1uF
R7
2.7k
C5
1000uF
25V
C6
10uF
25V
Figure 23: Power Supply Schematic
Components
Value
Description
R1
R2
R3, R4
R5
R6
R7
C1
C2
C3,C7
C4
C5
C6
D1,D4
470k, 0.5W
5.1k
22
1k
15k
2.7k
4.7µF, 25V
2.7nF,
100nF
47µF, 450V
1000µF, 25V
10 µF, 25V
600V, 1A
Resistor
Resistor
Resistor
Resistor
Resistor
Resistor
Electrolytic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Electrolytic
Electrolytic
Electrolytic
Diode
Reference
zener diode
Inductor
Mosfet
Control IC
Linear
regulator
D2
L1
Q1
U1
560µH, 0.5A
500V, 1A
U2
1A
Precision,
Part number
5%
1%
1%
5%
1%
1%
1EMU06, (IR)
TL431C
IRFR420A (IR)
IR2153 (IR)
LM7805
Table 7: Power Supply Bill Of Materials
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General Low Side Current Sensing
Introduction
The low side emitters, in the IRMAS10UP60A,
are not tied together, which allows either the micro controller or the DSP to monitor the currents by external current sensing resistors in each phase. The purpose of these
notes is to show a peculiar solution for feeding the current feedback to the A/D converter in the control scheme.
Problem analysis
When the shunt resistors are connected between
the IGBT emitter and negative bus (Vbus-), the phase
current is sensed in each leg. Figure 25 shows a typical
schematic
The voltage signals are easier to be manipulated
than current signals, so the shunt resistor works like a
current to voltage transducer.
In a typical motor drive application, the voltage
sensed by the shunt resistor can be either positive or negative when referred to the Vbus-. The A/D converter must
have positive input signals only. This is a big limitation
and doesn’t allow the designer to use the shunt voltage
information directly.
Solution
The signal supplied by the shunt resistor has to
be compatible with the A/D input dynamic. It needs to be
offset by a suitable value, thus the obtained signal is positive in all the current range. For instance the transfer function might be like the one shown in Figure 26.
Such transfer function can be implemented by the
schematic shown in Figure 24. It is a peculiar differential
amplifier with two inputs signals. The first one is the differential mode value and the second one is the offset value.
Some assumptions were done to have a simple expression of Vo/Vin. Figure 24 reports the relationships among
the resistors in order to have:
Vout = Vd
Rb
R3
+ Vr
(R3 + R4 )
Ra
(35)
Where Vd is the input signal or the shunt resistor drop, Rb=R5
and Ra=R2 select the voltage gain, Vr and the ratio R3/(R3+ R4)
set the input offset needed.
The final circuit performance is related to the op-amp
characteristics. It has to be Rail-to-Rail input/output in order to
use the entire output dynamic. It needs a GBW > 1MHz, good
slew rate > 0.5V/µV and low input offset voltage. It might be
too expansive, but for instance the TLV2460 fits the request of
the application.
Two examples, useful for the IRAMS10UP60A application, are reported in this paper.
Figure 25 shows the typical three-shunt current feedbacks using the IRAMS10UP60 power module. The shunt voltage amplitude is related to the shunt value itself and the maximum current through it. The IRAMS10UP60A datasheet reports the max peak current allowed is 15A. As advised in the
application note AN1044, the designer has to provide an external circuit that feeds the T/Itrip pin to shut down the system
as soon as the current goes close to the max value. The proTypical example circuits
Vr
R5
VCC
R3
R2
V+
-
R1
VOUT
+
If R1=R2=Ra
R5=R3/R4=Rb
Ra>>Rb
R4
VOUT=
Vd*Rb
Ra
+
Vr*R4
(R3+R4)
DGND
VSHUNT-
Current feedback Signal condition general circuit (Figure 24)
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Typical low side current sensing circuit (Figure 25)
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Vout vs. Vshunt in Current Feedback signal condition circuit
6
G=20 Vcc=5V
5
G=13.2 Vcc=3.3V
Vdsp
4
3
2
1
-0.15
-0.15
0.15
0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.05
-0.05
0
0
0.05
0.1
0.05
0.15
0.1
Vshunt
Signal condition transfer function (Figure 26)
tection loop must shutdown the system faster than 10 µs
otherwise the IGBTs will not survive the fault.
Using a rail-to-rail op-amp the circuit can read current up to 12.5A using 10mΩ as shunt resistors. Figure 27
shows the final amplifier configuration when the logic circuitry at 5V. The voltage amplifier gain is 20. From the expression (35) the input voltage is:

 2.49kΩ
R3  Ra 
100kΩ

Vd max = VoutM − Vr
=  5V − 5V

= 0.125V
(R3 + R4 )  Rb 
(100kΩ + 100kΩ)  49.9kΩ

(36)

 2.49kΩ
R3  Ra 
100kΩ

Vd min = Voutm − Vr
=  0V − 5V

= −0.125V
(R3 + R4 )  Rb 
(100kΩ + 100kΩ)  49.9kΩ

(37)
The expression (38) defines the RSHUNT value in
order to have a range of +/-12.5A in the application. The
circuit suggested in Figure 27 has good bandwidth up to
50kHz. It is wide enough for current sensing. If the user
wants to change it, he has to play with C2 and C3. Keep
in mind that the relationship Z3= Z4, in order to change C2
and C3, has to be mantained
The reader can do the same consideration on
the circuit shown in figure 28 to evaluate the characteristics. Basically the circuit has the same performance
of the circuit showed above using 3.3V voltage.
The values in (36) and (37) define the input dynamic
of the differential amplifier. Assuming that during the start up
phase the system runs at 12.5A, the RSHUNT is:
RSHUNT =
Vd
0.125V
=
= 10mΩ
I LEG
12.5 A
5V
R 5=100k, 1%
(38)
3.3V
C2=100p
R 7=49.9k, 1%
C2=100p
R7=33k, 1%
R5=66k, 1%
5V
3.3V
R1=1k, 1%
R2=1.49k, 1%
-
VOUT
R1=1k, 1%
C1=1.1n
R3=1k, 1%
R4=1.49k, 1%
C3=100p
-
VOUT
C1=1.1n
+
R3=1k, 1%
R4=1.49k, 1%
C3=100p
R6=100k, 1%
DGND
Figure 27: Current Feedback Signal condition circuit:
Vcc=5V Gain=20
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R2=1.49k, 1%
+
R6=66k, 1%
DGND
Figure 28: Current Feedback Signal condition circuit:
Vcc=3.3V Gain=13.2
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