SKiiP® 4

Proven Intelligent Power Module

FORMS.1014 / Rev. 07 Presenter Biography

Senior Manager Product Management IPM and Electronics

Background: − R&D of frequency converters and power electronics from 30W to 1.5MW − Power Electronics, circuit design and PWM and control software for drives − 18 years managing application engineering activities for: − Industrial IGBT Modules − IPM Modules − High Voltage IHM traction modules

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SEMIKRON SKiiP®4 core technologies Market, Supply and SKiiP®4 Growth SKiiP®4 Features Terminology construction Interface Functionality Safety Isolated Digital Gate Driver and CAN Bus Product Range Overview Reliability Sintering and Environmental Robustness High Performance Cooling (HPC) Advantage of baseplate-less interface to HPC Cooler Performance comparison SKiiP®4 Generator- and Grid side optimized chip sizing Availability of SKiiP®4 on (double sided) HPC and SemiSel V Summary

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Bipolar

Applications Rectifiers, soft starters, power modules Diodes & Thyristors Chips

Diode / thyristor modules Applications Rectifiers, soft starters

SEMITOP SEMIPONT SEMIPACK SEMiX IGBT / MOSFET modules Applications Drives, power supply, welding, solar, traction

SEMITOP MiniSKiiP SEMiX SEMITRANS SKiM SEMITRANS 20

IGBT Plug & Play und driver cores Applications Drives, power supply, SKYPER 12 press-fit SKYPER Prime SKYPER 12 SKYPER 32/32PRO SKYPER 42/42LJ energy storage, solar, traction

High-power intelligent power modules Applications Renewable energy, transportation, SKiiP®3 drives SKiiP®4

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SKiiP4 − High power half bridge − Integrated Gate drive − Safety isolated current and voltage sensor − Protection functions − CAN Bus monitoring − Optional custom functionalities.

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− Sintered Technology

Pressure part

Pressure foam − Baseplate-less highly efficient direct

thermal contact to heatsink Multi finger low Insulation sheet inductive busbar (DC connection) − High Performance Thermal Interface Insulation sheet material Multi finger low inductive busbar (DC-connection)

AC busbar with − Minimized stray inductance by Insulation sheet insulation integrated laminar busbar construction Half bridge housing

Precision Substrate (DCB) compensated with (sintered) current sensor IGBT and diode chips

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Electrically isolated interface for control and error messages

CAN Bus connection with further enhanced functionality (see Technical Explanation)

Optional fiber optical interface converter

SKiiP4 isolated electrical interface (DB25 connector) and optional fiber optical interface

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Configuration and parameter monitoring is possible through the CAN Bus interface online and off-line.

The function allows further customization to tailor the SKiiP4 for applications.

Please get in touch with our expert team to explore the possibilities of the Multiple options to configure and read out the SKiiP4 through CAN Bus enhanced configuration options of the SKiiP4

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3-fold (1800A) 4-fold (2400A) 6-fold (3600A)

1200V: 1700V: 1200V: 1700V: 1200V: 1700V: SKiiP SKiiP SKiiP SKiiP SKiiP SKiiP 1814GB12E4- 1814GB17E4- 2414GB12E4- 2414GB17E4- 3614GB12E4- 3614GB17E4- 3DUW 3DUW 3DUW 3DUW 3DUW 3DUW

1200V: 1700V: 1200V: 1700V: 1200V: 1700V: SKiiP SKiiP SKiiP SKiiP SKiiP SKiiP 1814GB12E4- 1814GB17E4- 2414GB12E4- 2414GB17E4- 3614GB12E4- 3614GB17E4- 3DUL 3DUL 3DUL 3DUL 3DUL 3DUL

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SEMIKRON SKiiP®4 core technologies

Market, Supply and SKiiP®4 Growth

SKiiP®4 Features

Terminology construction Interface Functionality

Safety Isolated Digital Gate Driver and CAN Bus

Product Range Overview

Reliability

Sintering and Environmental Robustness

High Performance Cooling (HPC)

Advantage of baseplate-less interface to HPC

Cooler Performance comparison SKiiP®4

Generator- and Grid side optimized chip sizing

Availability of SKiiP®4 on (double sided) HPC and SemiSel V

Summary

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Die Attach Die Connection Terminal Connection Heatsink to Interface

Sintering provides Several chip top Solderless and bond wire Baseplate-less design exceptional reliability connections are possible less connection for provides exceptional for demanding exceptional reliability thermal performance applications. - Aluminum especially in water cooled Multi finger contacts for solutions. Sintering improves the - Cladded Aluminum life time of wind Copper bonding to - lowest stray inductance High Performance converter application for optimize the power cooler (HPC) further cycling capabilities and - very balanced current generator side sharing among chips boost SKiiP performances converters. further enhance the over performing base reliability. - SOA and thermal loss plate modules. distribution.

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Best Performance!

SKiiP (baseplate-less) on standard water SKiiP (baseplate-less) on Commodity IGBT module with Cu baseplate on cooler High Performance water Cooler (HPC) High Performance water Cooler

Advantage: Advantage: Advantage: − Pressure system controlled − Pressure system controlled − Small Rth(Al) contact of DCB to heatsink contact of DCB to heatsink − Large surface to cooling fluid through High Performance through High Performance Disadvantages: Thermal Paste (HPTP) Thermal Paste (HPTP) − Comparatively small R (Al) − Additional Rth(Cu) Disadvantage: th − Large surface for cooling − Additional solder layer (DBC- − Comparatively large Rth(Al) fluid baseplate) = Additional Rth!

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Tj,max [°C] incl. ripple High performance cooler optimized structure for low 170 pressure drop and low NHC300 HPC thermal resistance 150

= increase performance 130 without negative impact on existing systems. 110 +25% 90

70

Conditions: 50 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 2100 VDC=1150V, m=0.85 Irms [A] cos(ϕ)=0.85 SKiiP2414GB17E4-4DUHP „HPC“ simulation versus SKiiP2414GB17E4-4DUW fc=2.5kHz standard „NHC300“ water cooler: Tw = 55°C (16l/min) Maximum output performance increase: 25% 50% Ethylene glycol Simulation data extracted from SemiSel V (08.10.2020). Limitations may apply.

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SEMIKRON SKiiP®4 core technologies

Market, Supply and SKiiP®4 Growth

SKiiP®4 Features

Terminology construction Interface Functionality

Safety Isolated Digital Gate Driver and CAN Bus

Product Range Overview

Reliability

Sintering and Environmental Robustness

High Performance Cooling (HPC)

Advantage of baseplate-less interface to HPC

Cooler Performance comparison SKiiP®4

Generator- and Grid side optimized chip sizing

Availability of SKiiP®4 on (double sided) HPC and SemiSel V

Summary

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Generator side converter Grid side converter

Diode size: Tailor made inhouse design

0Hz…10Hz, cos(ϕ) < 0 50Hz/ 60Hz, cos(ϕ) > 0

Line frequency Low rotor frequency High switching frequency High input voltage More Diode High output voltage Negative power factor performance Less Diode Positive power factor requirement  High temperature ripple performance  High Junction  High stress on diode requirement temperature  High stress on IGBT Big diode is required Big IGBT is required Q: What is the best size for a diode? A: It depends on real conditions  Diode size grading needed

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fc~1,75kHz fc~3kHz

mains ~6Hz grid 50Hz Wind Generator: Grid side: „Big” diode „Big” IGBT

The SKiiP4 power stage can be customized to provide gradually up to 50% increased diode size:

More IGBT More Diode

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SEMIKRON SKiiP®4 core technologies

Market, Supply and SKiiP®4 Growth

SKiiP®4 Features

Terminology construction Interface Functionality

Safety Isolated Digital Gate Driver and CAN Bus

Product Range Overview

Reliability

Sintering and Environmental Robustness

High Performance Cooling (HPC)

Advantage of baseplate-less interface to HPC

Cooler Performance comparison SKiiP®4

Generator- and Grid side optimized chip sizing

Availability of SKiiP®4 on (double sided) HPC and SemiSel V

Summary

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2 x SKiiP®4 3-bay on DHPC, example with 2 x SKiiP®4 4-bay on DHPC, example with 2 x SKiiP®4 6-bay on DHPC, example with lateral water connections terminal side water connections vertical water connections

Double side mounted SKiiP4 concept: − Possible for 3-fold, 4-fold and 6-fold SKiiP − Higher compactness of converter construction, less water connectors. − Input and output side of a phase leg module on one heatsink reducing ripple current loss of DC-link construction by short external DC construction in between. − Easy paralleling construction of AC busbar − Sidepart/ water connection in-/outlet location modification on request − Independent water flow of both sides – Rth is like 2 independent single HPC coolers

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The SKiiP®4 on HPC is available as Engineering sample.

Single side mounted SKiiP®4 on HPC models reach mass production status in Jan/2021.

Customization as stack etc. is possible. Please get in touch with your product management.

Versions without current sensor / special interface on request.

Double SKiiP4 4-bay on HPC as custom stack.

Preliminary data – errors and omissions excepted.

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20604324 20604322 20604326 SKiiP1814GB17E4-3DUHP SKiiP2414GB17E4-4DUHP SKiiP3614GB17E4-6DUHP

https://semisel.semikron.com/

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− The SKiiP®4 is the most reliable IPM solution for demanding applications. − The SKiiP®4 provides field proven outstanding robustness against environmental and mechanical stress. − The highly integrated intelligent gate driver unit employs proprietary ASICs and offer configuration and parameterization of the SKiiP and CAN Bus connectivity. − The SKiiP®4 is now available with a new HPC cooler for further boosting (up to +25%) the performance reducing the system cost. − Double sided mounted SKiiP®s on HPCs will further improve compactness and cost per performance of the SKiiP based converter. − Simulation tool available for new SKiiP®4 on HPC: https://semisel.semikron.com/ − Diode enforced SKiiP®4 – more compact and reliable with +25%...+50% higher Diode silicon area, e.g. for generator side converter.

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Thank you for your attention!

Marco Honsberg Senior Manager Product Management IPM and Electronics (SL/PMIE)

Email: [email protected] Tel.: +49 911 6559 6747 www.semikron.com

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