Reliability of power cycling for igbt power semiconductor modules

Morozumi, Akira; Yamada, Kazutoyo; Miyasaka, Toru; Sumi, Shin'ichi; Seki, Y.

doi:10.1109/tia.2003.810661

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“…The IGBT power modules are therefore exposed to both stresses with various levels of temperature swings and frequencies. Previous studies have shown three ageing mechanisms on the bond wires: heel fractures (mechanical 6 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS constraints in the wires and fatigue phenomenon due to the deformation related to temperature swings), wire bond lift-off (mechanical stress on Al-Si joints due to the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient between Al and Si) and metallurgical damage (thermo-mechanical stress on Al coming from the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient between Al and Si) [18], [20], [42]. According to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) [43], two types of cycle periods are considered: the sub-second to tens of seconds regime and the minute-range regime.…”

Section: Bond Wire Lifetime Consumption Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prediction of Bond Wire Fatigue of IGBTs in a PV Inverter under a Long-Term Operation

Reigosa

Wang

Yang

et al. 2015

IEEE Trans. Power Electron.

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Bond wire fatigue is one of the dominant failure mechanisms in IGBT modules under cyclic stresses. However, there are still major challenges ahead to achieve a realistic bond wire lifetime prediction in field operation. This paper proposes a Monte Carlo based analysis method to predict the lifetime consumption of bond wires of IGBT modules in a Photovoltaic (PV) inverter. The variations in IGBT parameters (e.g., on-state collector-emitter voltage), lifetime models, and environmental and operational stresses are taken into account in the lifetime prediction. The distribution of the annual lifetime consumption is estimated based on a long-term annual stress profile of solar irradiance and ambient temperature. The proposed method enables a more realistic lifetime prediction with a specified confidence level compared to the state-of-the-art approaches. A study case of IGBT modules in a 10 kW three-phase PV inverter is given to demonstrate the procedure of the method. The obtained results of the lifetime distribution can be used to justify the selection of IGBTs for the PV inverter applications and the corresponding risk of unreliability.

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Section: Bond Wire Lifetime Consumption Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An updated version, the Military-Handbook-217H, is under discussion [19] based on a more physics-based method. The second category is based on empirical lifetime models developed mainly from accelerated lifetime testing data [20]- [23]. It is the most widely used method for the lifetime prediction of IGBT modules.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prediction of Bond Wire Fatigue of IGBTs in a PV Inverter under a Long-Term Operation

Reigosa

Wang

Yang

et al. 2015

IEEE Trans. Power Electron.

161

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“…Depending on load type, power cycling capability and solder material in parallel a degradation of the chip solder is occurring during PC [5]. Fig.…”

Section: Power Module Degradation Mechanismsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Approaches based on physics of failure Finite Element simulations and system level simulation are possible to investigate the failure mechanism itself and the influence of the system design and application specific influences [1][2][3][4][5]. Fig.…”

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Lifetime modeling and simulation of power modules for hybrid electrical/electrical vehicles

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Sauerland

Mainka

et al. 2014

Microelectronics Reliability

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Alleviation Technique for Thermal Concentration on Specific Switching Devices in Zero‐Speed Driving of PMSM

Ayano

Asai

Matsui

2017

Electrical Engineering Japan

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SUMMARY In this paper, a technique is proposed for alleviating the thermal concentration on specific switching devices by using a zero‐sequence voltage in a three‐level inverter that drives a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) in a zero‐speed and high‐torque condition. The use of the PMSM in home electronics and industrial products has become widespread, since it can realize miniaturization and a high efficiency drive. However, a large DC current flows when the PMSM is used in a zero‐speed and high‐torque condition, for example, in the hill‐start of electric vehicles, start or stop of elevators, or servo lock of servo pressing machines, and so on. In these cases, the current flows in the specific switching devices and heat generation is locally concentrated. This problem is unavoidable in a conventional two‐level inverter. A technique that can change the current path in a three‐level inverter and control the losses generated in the switching devices is proposed. We evaluated the effects of the proposed technique through a circuit simulation in which the electrical characteristics of a commercially available power device were applied. The proposed technique can reduce the highest loss of the switching devices in the three‐level inverter by about 40% as compared to that in a conventional inverter. Moreover, a method is proposed that suppresses the neutral point potential variation between the power supplies. This method can also reduce the maximum loss of the specific switching devices by about 30%.

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Reliability of power cycling for igbt power semiconductor modules

Cited by 201 publications

References 8 publications

Prediction of Bond Wire Fatigue of IGBTs in a PV Inverter under a Long-Term Operation

Prediction of Bond Wire Fatigue of IGBTs in a PV Inverter under a Long-Term Operation

Lifetime modeling and simulation of power modules for hybrid electrical/electrical vehicles

Alleviation Technique for Thermal Concentration on Specific Switching Devices in Zero‐Speed Driving of PMSM

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