The trench-type IGBT is one of the major devices developed for very high-voltage applications, and has been widely used for the motor control of EVs as well as for power-supply systems. In the reported investigation, the accurate prediction of the power dissipation of IGBT circuits has been analyzed. The main focus is given on the carrier dynamics within the IGBTs during the switching-off phase. It is demonstrated that discharging and charging at the IGBT's gate-bottom-overlap region, where electron discharging is followed by hole charging, has an important influence on the switching performance. In particular, the comparison of long-base and short-base IGBTs reveals, that a quicker formation of the neutral region within the resistive base region, as occurring in the long-base IGBT, leads to lower gatebottom-overlap capacitance, thus realizing faster electron discharging and hole charging of this overlap region.

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Miller plateau characteristics of a 4H-SiC insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is investigated during a gate voltage turn-on under the presence of interface carrier traps at the MOSFET gate oxide. The plateau, which is observed in the device gate-emitter voltage, increased with respect to both height and length. The plateau height is mainly determined by the density increase of trap states, which also causes slow charging of the gate capacitance in the overlap region that results in a longer plateau length. The shallow trap states contribute mainly to the plateau increase. It is observed that the switching loss at turn-on can increase by more than 60% due mainly to the carrier traps at the shallow trap states.