AI Chat Paper
Note: Please note that the following content is generated by AMiner AI. SciOpen does not take any responsibility related to this content.
{{lang === 'zh_CN' ? '文章概述' : 'Summary'}}
{{lang === 'en_US' ? '中' : 'Eng'}}
Chat more with AI
Powered by AMiner. Clicking this button will take you away from SciOpen.
Home CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems Article
PDF (1.8 MB)
Cite
EndNote(RIS) BibTeX
Collect
Submit Manuscript AI Chat Paper
Show Outline
Outline
Show full outline
Hide outline
Outline
Show full outline
Hide outline
Open Access

Characterization of Electric Field Distribution Within High Voltage Press-packed IGBT Submodules Under Conditions of Repetitive Turn-on and Turn-off

Teng Wen, Xiang Cui, Sijia Liu, Xuebao Li( ), Zhibin Zhao
State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Show Author Information

Abstract

The high-voltage high-power press-packed IGBT (PPI) devices are the key component of the DC transmission apparatus. A PPI device is composed of several PPI submodules. In general, the PPI submodule works in a state of repetitive turn-on and turn-off, and the corresponding working voltage is the positive periodic square waveform (PPSW) voltage, which is much different from the conventional AC or DC voltage. In addition, insulation capability is one of the most critical challenges in the design and fabrication of PPI devices. To improve the insulation capability of the device, composite insulation structures with multiple dielectrics are usually employed. Under the PPSW voltage, it is essential to analyze the transient electric field to solve the insulation challenge of the PPI devices. However, the electric field of the PPI is often calculated under the electrostatic field or DC field. Moreover, the transient characteristics of the electric field are ignored. Therefore, this paper focuses on the analysis of the transient characteristics of the electric field of the PPI submodule under the PPSW voltage. The influences of the waveform parameters of the PPSW voltage on the transient characteristics are demonstrated in detail. This study is significant for the insulation analysis and design of the PPIs.

Keywords

Electroquasistatic fieldFEMIGBTpositive periodic square waveform voltagetransient electric field

References

[1]
A. Q. Huang, “Power semiconductor devices for smart grid and renewable energy systems,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 105, no. 11, pp. 2019–2047, Nov. 2017.
Crossref Google Scholar
[2]
B. K. Bose, “Power electronics, smart grid, and renewable energy systems,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 105, no. 11, pp. 2011–2018, Nov. 2017.
Crossref Google Scholar
[3]
F. Filsecker, R. Alvarez, and S. Bernet, “Comparison of 4.5-kV press-pack IGBTs and IGCTs for medium-voltage converters,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 440–449, Feb. 2013.
Crossref Google Scholar
[4]
Z. Y. Chen, Z. Q. Yu, X. Y. Zhang, T. Y. Wei, G. Lyu, L. Qu, Y. L. Huang, and R. Zeng, “Analysis and experiments for IGBT, IEGT, and IGCT in hybrid DC circuit breaker,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 2883–2892, Apr. 2018.
Crossref Google Scholar
[5]
R. Simpson, A. Plumpton, M. Varley, C. Tonner, P. Taylor, X. P. Dai, “Press-pack IGBTs for HVDC and FACTS,” CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 302–310, Sep. 2017.
Crossref Google Scholar
[6]
E. P. Deng, Z. B. Zhao, Q. M. Xin, J. W. Zhang, and Y. Z. Huang, “Analysis on the difference of the characteristic between high power IGBT modules and press pack IGBTs,” Microelectronics Reliability, vol. 78, pp. 25–37, Nov. 2017.
Crossref Google Scholar
[7]
P. Y. Fu, Z. B. Zhao, X. B. Li, X. Cui, T. Wen, Z. D. Yang, S. Y. Mo, and P. Zhang, “Partial discharge measurement and analysis in PPIs,” IET Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 138–146, Jan. 2019.
Crossref Google Scholar
[8]
P. Y. Fu, Z. B. Zhao, X. Cui, T. Wen, H. Y. Wang, X. B. Li, P. Zhang, “Partial discharge measurement and analysis in high voltage IGBT modules under DC voltage,” CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 513–523, Dec. 2018.
Crossref Google Scholar
[9]
M. Ghassemi, “Accelerated insulation aging due to fast, repetitive voltages: A review identifying challenges and future research needs,” IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1558–1568, Oct. 2019.
Crossref Google Scholar
[10]
M. Ghassemi, “PD measurements, failure analysis, and control in high-power IGBT modules,” IET High Voltage, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 170–178, Sep. 2018.
Crossref Google Scholar
[11]
A. Nami, J. Q. Liang, F. Dijkhuizen, and G. D. Demetriades, “Modular multilevel converters for HVDC applications: review on converter cells and functionalities,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vo. 30, no. 1, pp. 18–36, Jan. 2015.
Crossref Google Scholar
[12]
N. Flourentzou, V. G. Agelidis, and G. D. Demetriades, “VSC-based HVDC power transmission systems: an overview,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 592–602, Mar. 2009.
Crossref Google Scholar
[13]
F. Wakeman, W. Findlay, and G. R. Li, “Press-pack IGBTs, semiconductor switches for pulse power,” in PPPS-2001 Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2001. 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference. Digest of Papers (Cat. No. 01CH37251), 2001, pp. 1051–1054.
Google Scholar
[14]
M. J. Melfi, “Low-Voltage PWM inverter-fed motor insulation issues,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 128–133, Jan./Feb. 2006.
Crossref Google Scholar
[15]
H. A. Haus and J. R. Melcher, Electromagnetic Fields and Energy, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1989.
[16]
H. K. Dirks, “Quasi-stationary fields for microelectronic applications,” Electrical Engineering, vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 145–155, Nov. 1996.
Crossref Google Scholar
[17]
L. Egiziano, V. Tucci, C. Petrarca, and M. Vitelli, “A Galerkin model to study the field distribution in electrical components employing nonlinear stress grading materials,” IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 765–773, Dec. 1999.
Crossref Google Scholar
[18]
T. Wen, X. Cui, X. B. Li, H. Ma, and Z. B. Zhao, “Time-domain finite element method for transient electric field and transient charge density on dielectric interface,” CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 143–154, Jan. 2022.
Google Scholar
[19]
G. Mitic and G. Lefranc, “Localization of electrical-insulation and partial-discharge failures of IGBT modules,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 175–180, Jan./Feb. 2002.
Crossref Google Scholar
[20]
D. Frey, J. L. Schanen, J. L. Auge, and O. Lesaint, “Electric field investigation in high voltage power modules using finite element simulations and partial discharge measurements,” in 38th IAS Annual Meeting on Conference Record of the Industry Applications Conference, 2003, pp. 1000–1005.
Google Scholar
[21]
J. H. Fabian, S. Hartmann, and A. Hamidi, “Analysis of insulation failure modes in high power IGBT modules,” in Fourtieth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2005 Industry Applications Conference, 2005, pp. 799–805.
Google Scholar
[22]
L. Donzel and J. Schuderer, “Nonlinear resistive electric field control for power electronic modules,” IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 955–959, Jun. 2012.
Crossref Google Scholar
[23]
C. F. Bayer, E. Baer, U. Waltrich, D. Malipaard, and A. Schletz, “Simulation of the electric field strength in the vicinity of metallization edges on dielectric substrates,” IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 257–265, Feb. 2015.
Crossref Google Scholar
[24]
M. M. Tousi and M. Ghassemi, “Combined geometrical techniques and applying nonlinear field dependent conductivity layers to address the high electric field stress issue in high voltage high-density wide bandgap power modules,” IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 305–313, Feb. 2020.
Crossref Google Scholar
[25]
M. M. Tousi and M. Ghassemi, “Characterization of nonlinear field-dependent conductivity layer coupled with protruding substrate to address high electric field issue within high-voltage high-density wide bandgap power modules,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 343–350, Mar. 2020.
Crossref Google Scholar
[26]
P. Y. Fu, Z. B. Zhao, X. Cui, P. Zhang, and R. G. Han, “Electrical field analysis of press-pack IGBTs,” in 2017 Sixth Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), 2017, pp. 1–3.
Crossref Google Scholar
[27]
J. Y. Li, J. D. Sun, Z. B. Zhao, P. Zhang, and N. W. Guo, “Study on the issue of electric field concentration in submodule of press pack IGBTs,” in 2017 Sixth Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), 2017, pp. 1–3.
Crossref Google Scholar
[28]
M. M. Tousi and M. Ghassemi, “The effect of type of voltage (sinusoidal and square waveform) and the frequency on the performance of nonlinear field-dependent conductivity coatings for electric field control in power electronic modules,” in 2019 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), 2019, pp. 552–555.
Crossref Google Scholar
[29]
M. Sweet, E. S. Sankara Narayanan, and S. Steinhoff, “Influence of cassette design upon breakdown performance of a 4.5kV press-pack IGBT module,” in 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016), Glasgow, UK, 2016, pp. 1–6.
Crossref Google Scholar
[30]
J. R. Marti and J. M. Lin, “Suppression of numerical oscillations in the EMTP,” IEEE Power Engineering Review, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 71–72, May 1989.
Crossref Google Scholar
CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems
Volume 8 Issue 2,
March 2022
Pages 609-620
DOI: 10.17775/CSEEJPES.2021.01390
Cite this article:
Wen T, Cui X, Liu S, et al. Characterization of Electric Field Distribution Within High Voltage Press-packed IGBT Submodules Under Conditions of Repetitive Turn-on and Turn-off. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2022, 8(2): 609-620. https://doi.org/10.17775/CSEEJPES.2021.01390

905

Views

51

Downloads

3

Crossref

9

Web of Science

12

Scopus

5

CSCD

Altmetrics
Received: 24 February 2021
Revised: 30 May 2021
Accepted: 26 July 2021
Published: 05 January 2022
© 2021 CSEE
Return