Analog Devices Webinar: Gate Drive for Silicon Carbide

        

Getting the best performance out of SiC with proper gate drive solutions

OnDemand Webinar | (Dated: Wednesday, July 26, 2023)

Duration: 1 hour

Silicon Carbide allows for more efficient, smaller, and more capable power conversion systems but getting the most out of these wide-bandgap devices requires intentional selection of everything around the switch. One of the most important parts of the system is the gate driver. The gate drive solution directly impacts the switching efficiency of the SiC MOSFET as well as can have features to make systems more reliable like Miller Clamp and Short Circuit Protection. From the protection features available on the market today, to the robustness of isolated gate driver solutions, this training will teach about the intricacies of Silicon Carbide needs in gate drivers, the variety of gate drivers available, and the benefits of the various features that gate drivers can provide to the system designer.

Learnings:

• Benefits of Silicon Carbide devices in power systems
• Why we need gate drivers for power MOSFETs
• Particulars of driving Silicon Carbide MOSFETs
• Common Mode Transient Immunity
• Sizing the gate driver power supply and how to implement it
• Why certain gate drive voltages are recommended and application considerations
  • Benefits of additional gate driver features for system design
  • Miller Clamping
  • Short Circuit Protection
  • Fault Reporting
• Which gate drivers should be considered depending on the application, including the offering from Analog Devices
• Resources available to design in Silicon Carbide and SiC Gate Drivers.

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The Gate Driver card EVAL-ADUM4146WHB1Z is developed by Analog Devices. It and it’s technology will be highlighted during the webinar.

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Speakers

Nick Powers
Technical Marketing Manager at Wolfspeed
Nick Powers has over a decade investigating, analyzing, and tinkering with power electronics. From systems consuming nano-amps to others measured in hundreds of megawatts he has had the opportunity to design a wide variety of power systems. Now he spends his time focused on the future of energy conversion and how Silicon Carbide can help us get there.

 

Ryan Schnell
Product Applications Engineer at Analog Devices
Ryan Schnell is a Product Applications Engineer at Analog Devices, Inc. Ryan has a background in power and control systems. His current focus is on defining and developing isolated gate drivers that use iCoupler® technology. His interests include SiC and GaN power device operation and high power IGBT control and protection. He holds a B.S./M.S in electrical engineering, and a Ph.D. in Power Electronics from the University of Colorado.

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