CN113009310A - Power device electrical parameter measuring circuit and measuring method - Google Patents

Power device electrical parameter measuring circuit and measuring method Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN113009310A
CN113009310A CN202110255859.7A CN202110255859A CN113009310A CN 113009310 A CN113009310 A CN 113009310A CN 202110255859 A CN202110255859 A CN 202110255859A CN 113009310 A CN113009310 A CN 113009310A
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
transformer
tested
power device
switch
diode
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
CN202110255859.7A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
陆海
周峰
徐尉宗
任芳芳
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Nanjing University
Original Assignee
Nanjing University
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Nanjing University filed Critical Nanjing University
Priority to CN202110255859.7A priority Critical patent/CN113009310A/en
Publication of CN113009310A publication Critical patent/CN113009310A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/26Testing of individual semiconductor devices
    • G01R31/2607Circuits therefor
    • G01R31/2632Circuits therefor for testing diodes
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/26Testing of individual semiconductor devices
    • G01R31/2601Apparatus or methods therefor
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/26Testing of individual semiconductor devices
    • G01R31/2607Circuits therefor
    • G01R31/2637Circuits therefor for testing other individual devices

Abstract

The invention discloses a measuring circuit and a measuring method for electrical parameters of a power device, wherein the measuring circuit comprises: a signal control circuit and a parameter measuring circuit; the signal control circuit comprises a direct current DC power supply, an energy storage capacitor C1, a transformer primary coil T1 and a control triode Q2; the parameter measuring circuit comprises a transformer secondary coil T2, a protection diode D2, a switch S1, a switch S2, a triode to be tested Q1 and a diode to be tested D1; the signal control circuit and the parameter measuring circuit complete signal transmission through the transformer T. When the current signal flows through the primary coil of the transformer, the alternating current flux generated in the magnetic core of the transformer induces pulse voltage and pulse current in the secondary coil, and the induced pulse current signal can flow through the power device to be tested which is connected in the secondary coil in series, so that the I-V electrical characteristic of the power device to be tested can be obtained; the operation is flexible, and the cost is low; the test range is expanded, and the test efficiency is improved.

Description

Power device electrical parameter measuring circuit and measuring method
Technical Field
The invention relates to a circuit and a method for measuring electrical parameters of a power device, and belongs to the technical field of electronic circuits.
Background
As a core unit for realizing switching control and energy conversion in a semiconductor device, power electronic devices are often built in power modules such as a converter and an inverter, and are used for circuit rectification, power amplification, frequency conversion/voltage transformation, and the like, and have the advantages of low power consumption, energy conservation, and the like. In practical applications, product engineers often refer to device product datasheet manuals by selecting appropriate target devices by comparing electrical parameters of different devices. Therefore, it is important to select or design a suitable electrical parameter measurement method to characterize the performance of power devices with different characteristics and structures. For example, an electrical voltage-current curve (I-V curve) is a key electrical index for extracting a nominal voltage or current level of a device, and a variation trend of current along with voltage also reflects an internal resistance variation of the device, so that a conduction loss and a power optimal value of the device can be further calculated.
The I-V curve characterization commonly used in the industry at present is based on the fast pulse scanning of a KEYSIGHT B1505A power device analyzer, and current-voltage modules such as HCSMU, MCSMU, UHC and UHV are built in the I-V curve characterization. With the dual HCSMU combination adapter, B1505A is rated for a maximum pulse current of 40A, which is a relatively low cost configuration. If an ultra high current spreader and package socket of N1265A is used, the pulse current can reach 500A and there is no other product between current 40A and 500A. Therefore, when the maximum current of the power device is 100A, the 500A test unit must be used for electrical parameter characterization, the cost is greatly increased by providing an ultra-high current test unit, and the practical upper limit may be far lower than the test limit, which results in resource waste.
Therefore, a simple and accurate I-V electrical curve test circuit is designed for representing the electrical parameters of the power device, the cost is reduced, the upper limit of the test can be flexibly adjusted according to the actual situation, and the test resources are reasonably utilized.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a circuit and a method for measuring electrical parameters of a power device. The primary side of the transformer generates pulse conducting current by using a switch, and when a current signal flows through a primary coil of the transformer, alternating current magnetic flux generated in a magnetic core of the transformer promotes a secondary coil to induce pulse voltage and pulse current; the induced pulse current signal can flow through the power device to be tested which is connected in series in the secondary coil, so that the I-V electrical characteristics of the power device to be tested can be obtained; the pulse period and the pulse amplitude of the pulse current signal can be changed according to the characteristics of the power device, so that the operation is flexible and the cost is low; meanwhile, a power triode and a power diode are integrated in the test circuit, so that the test range is expanded, and the test efficiency is improved.
In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a power device electrical parameter measuring circuit comprises a signal control circuit and a parameter measuring circuit; the signal control circuit and the parameter measuring circuit complete signal transmission through the transformer T;
the signal control circuit comprises a direct current DC power supply, an energy storage capacitor C1, a transformer primary coil T1 and a control triode Q2; the energy storage capacitor C1 is connected in parallel at two ends of the direct current DC power supply; one end of a primary coil T1 of the transformer is connected with the anode of the DC power supply, the other end of the primary coil T1 of the transformer is connected with the drain electrode of a control triode Q2, and the source electrode of the control triode Q2 is connected with the cathode of the DC power supply;
the parameter measuring circuit comprises a transformer secondary coil T2, a protection diode D2, a switch S1, a switch S2, a triode to be tested Q1 and a diode to be tested D1; one end of a secondary coil T2 of the transformer is connected with the anode of a protection diode D2, one end of a switch S1 and one end of a switch S2 are connected with the cathode of the protection diode D2 in parallel, the drain of a triode to be tested Q1 is connected with the other end of a switch S1, the anode of a diode to be tested D1 is connected with the other end of the switch S2, and the source of a triode to be tested Q1 and the cathode of the diode to be tested D1 are connected with the other end of the secondary coil T2 in parallel.
The on and off of the triode to be tested Q1 and the control triode Q2 are driven and controlled by the front stage. Preferably, the pre-driver uses a Si827x driver chip manufactured by SILICON LABS corporation.
In order to prevent the circuit current from saturating, the control transistor Q2 is a high-current silicon carbide transistor, and the protection diode D2 is a high-voltage silicon carbide diode.
The parameter measuring circuit comprises two measuring loops, namely a triode to be measured measuring loop and a diode to be measured measuring loop; the secondary side coil T2, the protection diode D2, the switch S1 and the triode to be tested Q1 form a triode to be tested measurement loop; the secondary side coil T2, the protection diode D2, the switch S2 and the diode D1 to be tested form a diode measurement loop to be tested.
The method for measuring the electrical parameters of the power device by using the electrical parameter measuring circuit of the power device comprises the following steps:
1) when a measuring loop of the triode to be measured is formed, the switch S1 is switched on, and the switch S2 is switched off;
2) when a measurement loop of the diode to be measured is formed, the switch S1 is turned off, and the switch S2 is turned on.
By using the measurement method, the electrical characteristic parameters of the power device to be measured are obtained:
1) when the triode Q2 is controlled to be switched on, the current flowing through the primary coil T1 is I1, the number of turns of the primary coil is N1, the number of turns of the secondary coil is N2, and the current of the secondary coil is I2 according to a transformer formula I1/I2-N2/N1, wherein the current value is the current value of the power device to be detected;
2) when the control triode Q2 is switched on, the voltage induced by the primary coil T1 of the transformer is V1, the number of turns of the primary coil T1 of the transformer is N1, the number of turns of the secondary coil T2 of the transformer is N2, and the voltage of the secondary coil T2 of the transformer is V2 according to a transformer formula V1/V2-N1/N2;
3) simultaneously, a voltage waveform of the protection diode D2 is captured by using an oscilloscope, and the voltage value of the power device to be tested is the difference value of the voltage V2 of the secondary side coil and the conduction voltage drop of the protection diode D2;
4) and obtaining an I-V curve of the power device to be tested according to the current value and the voltage value of the power device to be tested, so as to research the electrical characteristics of the device.
The prior art is referred to in the art for techniques not mentioned in the present invention.
The invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) the invention measures the electrical I-V characteristic of the power device to be tested by adjusting the secondary current value and the voltage value of the transformer, has simple operation, does not need an additional test unit and reduces the test cost.
(2) The invention can respectively test the power triode and the power diode, thereby enlarging the test range and improving the test efficiency.
(3) The protection diode is integrated in the test circuit, so that the circuit oscillation is effectively inhibited, and the power device to be tested is protected.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of the power device of the present invention for measuring electrical parameters;
FIG. 2 is a control transistor Q2 pulse trigger waveform according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic voltage waveform of the DUT according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a current waveform of a power device under test according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of I-V electrical parameters of a power device to be tested according to the present invention;
Detailed Description
In order to better understand the present invention, the following examples are further provided to illustrate the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
As shown in fig. 1, a power device electrical parameter measuring circuit includes: a signal control circuit and a parameter measuring circuit; the signal control circuit and the parameter measuring circuit complete signal transmission through the transformer T; the signal control circuit comprises a direct current DC power supply, an energy storage capacitor C1, a transformer primary coil T1 and a control triode Q2; the energy storage capacitor C1 is connected in parallel at two ends of the direct current DC power supply; one end of a primary coil T1 of the transformer is connected with the anode of the DC power supply, the other end of the primary coil T1 is connected with the drain electrode of a control triode Q2, and the source electrode of the control triode Q2 is connected with the cathode of the DC power supply; the parameter measuring circuit comprises a transformer secondary coil T2, a protection diode D2, a switch S1, a switch S2, a triode to be tested Q1 and a diode to be tested D1; one end of a secondary coil T2 of the transformer is connected with the anode of a protection diode D2, one end of a switch S1 and one end of a switch S2 are connected with the cathode of the protection diode D2 in parallel, the drain electrode of a triode to be tested Q1 is connected with the other end of a switch S1, the anode of a diode to be tested D1 is connected with the other end of the switch S2, and the source electrode of a triode to be tested Q1 and the cathode of the diode to be tested D1 are connected with the other end of the secondary coil T2 of the transformer in parallel; the on and off of the triode Q1 to be tested and the control triode Q2 are driven and controlled by a front stage; the front-end driver adopts Si827x driver chip manufactured by SILICON LABS company.
As shown in fig. 2, after the control transistor Q2 is turned on, 1) the current flowing through the primary winding T1 of the transformer is I1, and the current flowing through the secondary winding T2 of the transformer is I2 obtained by combining the fact that the number of turns of the primary winding T1 of the transformer is N1 and the number of turns of the secondary winding T2 of the transformer is N2 according to the formula I1/I2-N2/N1 of the transformer, as shown in fig. 4; 2) the voltage induced by the primary winding T1 of the transformer is V1, the number of turns of the primary winding T1 of the transformer is N1, the number of turns of the secondary winding T2 of the transformer is N2, the voltage of the secondary winding T of the transformer is V2 according to a transformer formula V1/V2-N1/N2, the voltage of the protective diode D2 is captured by an oscilloscope at the same time, and the voltage value of the power device to be tested is the difference between the voltage of the secondary winding T2, V2 of the transformer and the conduction voltage drop of the protective diode D2, as shown in fig. 3;
as shown in fig. 5, the I-V curve of the power device to be tested is obtained from the current value and the voltage value of the power device to be tested, so as to study the electrical characteristics of the device.
Table 1 shows the comparison between the electrical parameter testing method of the power device in this embodiment and the conventional B1505A tester.
Current test range Cost of
The test method of the embodiment 0A—200A <1000¥
B1505A tester 0A—40A >300,000¥
As can be seen from table 1, the current test range of the power device in this embodiment is higher than that of the B1505A tester, and the cost is much lower than that of the B1505A tester, which indicates that the test method in this embodiment can reduce the cost and expand the test range.

Claims (10)

1. A power device electrical parameter measuring circuit is characterized in that: the device comprises a signal control circuit and a parameter measuring circuit; the signal control circuit and the parameter measuring circuit complete signal transmission through the transformer T;
the signal control circuit comprises a direct current DC power supply, an energy storage capacitor C1, a transformer primary coil T1 and a control triode Q2; the energy storage capacitor C1 is connected in parallel at two ends of the direct current DC power supply; one end of a primary coil T1 of the transformer is connected with the anode of the DC power supply, the other end of the primary coil T1 of the transformer is connected with the drain electrode of a control triode Q2, and the source electrode of the control triode Q2 is connected with the cathode of the DC power supply;
the parameter measuring circuit comprises a transformer secondary coil T2, a protection diode D2, a switch S1, a switch S2, a triode to be tested Q1 and a diode to be tested D1; one end of a secondary coil T2 of the transformer is connected with the anode of a protection diode D2, one end of a switch S1 and one end of a switch S2 are connected with the cathode of the protection diode D2 in parallel, the drain of a triode to be tested Q1 is connected with the other end of a switch S1, the anode of a diode to be tested D1 is connected with the other end of the switch S2, and the source of a triode to be tested Q1 and the cathode of the diode to be tested D1 are connected with the other end of the secondary coil T2 in parallel.
2. The power device electrical parameter measuring circuit according to claim 1, wherein the parameter measuring circuit comprises two measuring loops, namely a triode to be measured measuring loop and a diode to be measured measuring loop; the secondary side coil T2, the protection diode D2, the switch S1 and the triode to be tested Q1 form a triode to be tested measurement loop; the secondary side coil T2, the protection diode D2, the switch S2 and the diode D1 to be tested form a diode measurement loop to be tested.
3. The power device electrical parameter measurement circuit of claim 1 or 2, wherein the transistor Q1 to be tested and the control transistor Q2 are controlled by the previous stage driving.
4. The circuit for measuring electrical parameters of power device according to claim 3, wherein the pre-driver uses Si827x driver chip manufactured by SILICON LABS.
5. The power device electrical parameter measurement circuit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: the control transistor Q2 is a high-current silicon carbide transistor, and the protection diode D2 is a high-voltage silicon carbide diode.
6. A method for measuring electrical parameters of a power device by using the electrical parameter measuring circuit of the power device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: when a measuring loop of the triode to be measured is formed, the switch S1 is switched on, and the switch S2 is switched off; when a measurement loop of the diode to be measured is formed, the switch S1 is turned off, and the switch S2 is turned on.
7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the control transistor Q2 is turned on, the current of the primary winding T1 of the transformer is I1, and when the number of turns of the primary winding T1 of the transformer is N1 and the number of turns of the secondary winding T2 of the transformer is N2, the current of the secondary winding is I2 according to the formula I1/I2-N2/N1, and the current value is the current value of the power device to be tested.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the voltage induced in the primary winding T1 of the transformer is V1 when the transistor Q2 is turned on, and the voltage induced in the secondary winding T2 of the transformer is V2 when the number of turns of the primary winding T1 of the transformer is N1 and the number of turns of the secondary winding T2 of the transformer is N2 according to the transformer formula V1/V2-N1/N2.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein an oscilloscope is used to capture the voltage waveform of the protection diode D2, and the voltage value of the power device to be tested is the difference between the secondary winding voltage V2 and the conduction voltage drop of the protection diode D2.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the I-V curve of the power device under test is obtained according to the current value and the voltage value of the power device under test.
CN202110255859.7A 2021-03-09 2021-03-09 Power device electrical parameter measuring circuit and measuring method Pending CN113009310A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN202110255859.7A CN113009310A (en) 2021-03-09 2021-03-09 Power device electrical parameter measuring circuit and measuring method

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN202110255859.7A CN113009310A (en) 2021-03-09 2021-03-09 Power device electrical parameter measuring circuit and measuring method

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN113009310A true CN113009310A (en) 2021-06-22

Family

ID=76402952

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN202110255859.7A Pending CN113009310A (en) 2021-03-09 2021-03-09 Power device electrical parameter measuring circuit and measuring method

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN113009310A (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN113740696A (en) * 2021-09-26 2021-12-03 上海陆芯电子科技有限公司 Testing device and testing method for power diode

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN1693914A (en) * 2005-05-18 2005-11-09 黑龙江大学 Transistor measuring instrument
CN102375084A (en) * 2010-08-19 2012-03-14 鸿富锦精密工业(深圳)有限公司 Voltage stabilizing diode detection circuit
CN104198906A (en) * 2014-08-27 2014-12-10 华北电力大学 Device and method for dynamic characteristic measurement of IGBT
CN205725684U (en) * 2016-06-18 2016-11-23 温州大学 A kind of current impulse for the test of power diode forward dynamic electric resistor produces circuit
CN106662611A (en) * 2014-09-04 2017-05-10 西门子公司 Method for testing a high-power semiconductor element
CN107505555A (en) * 2017-09-06 2017-12-22 珠海格力电器股份有限公司 A kind of diode electrology characteristic curve plotting method and test equipment
CN111693842A (en) * 2020-07-07 2020-09-22 吉林华微电子股份有限公司 Diode avalanche breakdown capability test system
CN112230115A (en) * 2020-10-13 2021-01-15 南京大学 Avalanche test circuit integrating gallium nitride diode and triode and control method thereof

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN1693914A (en) * 2005-05-18 2005-11-09 黑龙江大学 Transistor measuring instrument
CN102375084A (en) * 2010-08-19 2012-03-14 鸿富锦精密工业(深圳)有限公司 Voltage stabilizing diode detection circuit
CN104198906A (en) * 2014-08-27 2014-12-10 华北电力大学 Device and method for dynamic characteristic measurement of IGBT
CN106662611A (en) * 2014-09-04 2017-05-10 西门子公司 Method for testing a high-power semiconductor element
CN205725684U (en) * 2016-06-18 2016-11-23 温州大学 A kind of current impulse for the test of power diode forward dynamic electric resistor produces circuit
CN107505555A (en) * 2017-09-06 2017-12-22 珠海格力电器股份有限公司 A kind of diode electrology characteristic curve plotting method and test equipment
CN111693842A (en) * 2020-07-07 2020-09-22 吉林华微电子股份有限公司 Diode avalanche breakdown capability test system
CN112230115A (en) * 2020-10-13 2021-01-15 南京大学 Avalanche test circuit integrating gallium nitride diode and triode and control method thereof

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN113740696A (en) * 2021-09-26 2021-12-03 上海陆芯电子科技有限公司 Testing device and testing method for power diode

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
Gareau et al. Review of loss distribution, analysis, and measurement techniques for GaN HEMTs
CN111337807B (en) High-frequency high-voltage dynamic on-resistance test circuit and measurement method of switching device
US20220385113A1 (en) Foreign Object Detection Apparatus and Method for Wireless Power Transfer System
CN113252987A (en) Dynamic resistance test circuit of GaN HEMT power device
Franke et al. Comparison of switching and conducting performance of SiC-JFET and SiC-BJT with a state of the art IGBT
CN113009310A (en) Power device electrical parameter measuring circuit and measuring method
CN115113014A (en) Power device turn-off failure characteristic testing device and testing method
de Rooij Performance comparison for a4wp class-3 wireless power compliance between egan fet and mosfet in a zvs class d amplifier
CN112230115B (en) Avalanche test circuit integrating gallium nitride diode and triode and control method thereof
Sirat et al. Ultra-wideband unidirectional reset-less rogowski coil switch current sensor topology for high-frequency dc-dc power converters
Wen et al. A new method of switching loss evaluation for GaN HEMTs in half-bridge configuration
Zhao et al. Dynamic ON-resistance characterization of GaN HEMT under soft-switching condition
Wang et al. Driving a silicon carbide power MOSFET with a fast short circuit protection
CN116316416A (en) Double-pulse test overcurrent protection circuit
Rabkowski et al. Real E OFF as a factor in design of soft-switched DC-DC converters with SiC MOSFET power modules
US11689058B2 (en) Q-factor determination apparatus and method for wireless power transfer system
CN115932521A (en) SiC MOSFET repeated surge testing method
CN112255537B (en) Gallium nitride triode switch test circuit and test method
CN212514786U (en) Inductor and transformer parasitic capacitance test system
CN116840667A (en) Multi-pulse test circuit and multi-pulse test method
CN114325284A (en) Surge testing method capable of realizing automatic repeated surge
Yoo et al. Implementation of a phase shift full-bridge converter for LDC using GaN HEMT
Mondal et al. Double Pulse Test Set-up: Hardware Design and Measurement Guidelines
Zappulla et al. Accurate switching energy measurement of wide band-gap semiconductors at low current
Chu Evaluation and Design of a SiC-Based Bidirectional Isolated DC/DC Converter

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PB01 Publication
PB01 Publication
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
RJ01 Rejection of invention patent application after publication

Application publication date: 20210622

RJ01 Rejection of invention patent application after publication