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& Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Date of Publication:& & & Sept. 2012
Author(s):& & & & & & & & & Huque, M. A.& & &
& Electric Power Research Institute , Knoxville, USA& & &
& Islam, S. K.& & & ; & & & & & & & & & & & Tolbert, L. M.& & & ; & & & & & & & & & & & Blalock, B. J.& & & &
Volume: 27 , Issue: 9& & &
Page(s):& & & 4153 - 4162& & & &
Product Type:& Journals & Magazines& &

Abstract

High-temperature power converters (dc–dc, dc–ac, etc.) have enormous potential in extreme environment applications, including automotive, aerospace, geothermal, nuclear, and well logging. For successful realization of such high-temperature power conversion modules, the associated control electronics also need to perform at high temperature. This paper presents a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) based high-temperature gate driver integrated circuit (IC) incorporating an on-chip low-power temperature sensor and demonstrating an improved peak output current drive over our previously reported work. This driver IC has been primarily designed for automotive applications, where the underhood temperature can reach 200 °C. This new gate driver prototype has been designed and implemented in a 0.8 μm, 2-poly, and 3-metal bipolar CMOS–DMOS (Double-Diffused Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) on SOI process and has been successfully tested for up to 200 °C ambient temperature driving a SiC MOSFET and a SiC normally-ON JFET. The salient feature of the proposed universal gate driver is its ability to drive power switches over a wide range of gate turn-ON voltages such as MOSFET (0 to 20 V), normally-OFF JFET (−7 to 3 V), and normally-ON JFET (−20 to 0 V). The measured peak output current capability of the driver is around 5 A and is thus capable of driving several power switches connected in parallel. An ultralow-power on-chip temperature supervisory circuit has also been integrated into the die to safeguard the driver circuit against excessive die temperature (≥220 °C). This approach utilizes increased diode leakage current at higher temperature to monitor the die temperature. The power consumption of the proposed temperature sensor circuit is below 10 μW for operating temperature up to 200 °C.

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