Their low on-resistance at high blocking voltages, high switching speed and thermal performance allows system engineers to achieve significant gains in size, weight and efficiency for motor drives and battery chargers, in electric vehicles (EV) for example. The continuous drop in pricing is making SiC a mainstream technology. However, an important challenge for the adoption of SiC and other wide bandgap transistors in high power applications is the availability of well-optimized power modules as well as the learning curve in reliably driving them.
Intelligent Power Modules answer both challenges by offering highly integrated plug-in-play solutions accelerating time-to-market and saving engineering resources. Transitioning to SiC is a long journey that can be shrunk drastically by adopting our SiC Intelligent Power Module platform, benefiting from more than 10 years of expertise in the development of SiC power modules and gate drivers.
A 3-phase 1200V SiC MOSFET Intelligent Power Module platform integrating the power switches and gate driver based on the CISSOID HADES2® chipset.
These modules address high power density converters offering a SiC power module designed for operation at a high junction temperature (up to 175°C). This solution gives access to the full benefits of SiC technology to achieve high power density thanks to low switching losses and high temperature operation.
The integration of the gate driver together with the power module gives direct access to a fully validated and optimized solution in terms of switching speed and losses, robustness against dI/dt and dV/dt and protection of the power stages (Desat, UVLO, AMC, SSD, Anti-overlapping).
The platform includes 3 modules with pin fin AlSiC baseplate for liquid cooling with different current rating allowing to find the best trade-off between cost, conductive and switching losses. It also includes a flat AlSiC baseplate module for applications where liquid-cooling is not an option.
Part Number | Description | Max Vds | Max Idc | Typ. Ron | Baseplate |
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CXT-PLA3SA12340AA | 3-Phase 1200V/340A SiC MOSFET Intelligent Power Module - Pin Fin AlSiC Baseplate (Liquid cooled) | 1200 | 340A | 4.19 mOhms | Pin Fin |
CXT-PLA3SA12450AA | 3-Phase 1200V/450A SiC MOSFET Intelligent Power Module - Pin Fin AlSiC Baseplate (Liquid cooled) | 1200 | 450A | 3.25 mOhms | Pin Fin |
CXT-PLA3SA12550AA | 3-Phase 1200V/550A SiC MOSFET Intelligent Power Module - Pin Fin AlSiC Baseplate (Liquid cooled) | 1200 | 550A | 2.53 mOhms | Pin Fin |
CMT-PLA3SB12340AA | 3-Phase 1200V/340A SiC MOSFET Intelligent Power Module - Flat AlSiC Baseplate | 1200 | 340A | 3.25 mOhms | Flat |
CISSOID is working with partners in offering a highly integrated SiC Inverter Platform.
Together with the company Silicon Mobility, CISSOID is offering the OLEA® COMPOSER - T222 SiC Inverter Starter Kit that mechanically and electrically integrates the T222 FPCU controller board and application software from Silicon Mobility together with 3-Phase 1200V/550A SiC MOSFET Intelligent Module from CISSOID. The kit offers:
In cooperation with the company Advanced Conversion Inc & NAC SEMI, CISSOID offers high performance DC-Link capacitors capacitors mechanically integrated with our SiC Intelligent Power Modules. These capacitors offer low ESL and low ESR for fast switching SiC transistors and for high power density.
A 6-pack capacitor module test kit has been developed offering low inductance connection be-tween the capacitor and the IPM through an optimized busbar. Here also, multiple capacitor values and voltage rating are available. High temperature film options are also available to increase the rating.
This capacitor module enables compact design inside inverter housing. The capacitor can also be flipped to allow cooling through the busbar for improved thermal performance, which can increase the capacitor rating by a factor of two or more.
These test kits allow for rapid prototyping of the topology without major investments in time and engineering resources. There are also options available for addition of thermocouple for temperature monitoring. Contact NAC for additional details.
Test Kit # | DC Voltage (VDC) | Capacitance (µF) | ESL at Terminal | Operating Temperature (°C) |
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700A360 | 500 | 500 | <8nH | 105°C |
906A116 | 500 | 550 | <8nH | 125°C |
700A361 | 750 | 260 | <8nH | 105°C |
906A115 | 750 | 320 | <8nH | 125°C |
906A117 | 900 | 135 | <8nH | 125°C |
For other capacitances and voltages, please contact NAC.
For rapid evaluation of pin fin power modules, CISSOID has developed a 3D-printed reference cooler described in a dedicated application note.
Users can either download 3D printing file or purchase the reference cooler kit. To support inverter and power converter design, CISSOID also provides 3D step files and LTspice models its power modules.