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AC Motor Drive Building Blocks

David C Tam International Rectifier dtam1@irf.com

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Table of Content
AC Motors and AC Drives Industrial AC Drive Product Examples Appliance AC Drive Product Examples AC Drive Power Conversion Architectures Control Devices : Interface, Protection, Sensing Power Devices : IGBTs, FREDs, Packages AC Drive Evolution and Roadmap
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What are AC Drives and AC Motors ?

Voltage Source PWM PAM Current Source Inverter Induction Motor Permanent Magnet Motor SR Motor Fan Valve Gear Winder Feeder Rack&Pinion

AC Drive
230V/460V 50/60Hz Sinusoidal Voltage PWM Voltage Sinusoidal Current Variable Frequency

AC Motor
Rotational Power Torque Rotational Speed

Mechanical Transducer Air Flow

Liquid Flow Pressure Winding Linear movement

Inverter-On-The-Motor New trend

Linear Motor

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AC Motor Fundamentals

Torque Speed Power (Power Density) Inertia Losses Efficiency

Motion Performance Motion Performance Motor Size

Motion Performance Motor Temperature Rise Energy Cost

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Torque/Speed Control Ruggedness (Protection) Tuning Capability User Interface Enclosure Type (Nema1/4/12) Efficiency (Power Losses) Torque Per Amps, Motion Dynamics , Smoothness over-current, over-voltage, over-temp, overload, trip free Installation/Start-up System Configuration (PLC PC interface) Installation Condition (Water proof,Dust proof) Drive Size/Temperature Rise

Environmental Issues Environmental Pollution (EMI/Acoustic Noise /Power Quality)

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Advantages of AC Motors

Why AC Motor as opposed to DC Motor? - Mechanical /Reliability advantage - Maintenance (brush) - Cost - Ruggedness - Power Silicon advancement - Control advancement

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Types of AC Motors
Induction Motor
Ruggedness HP Efficiency Power Density High Speed Torque Smoothness Motion Dynamics Control Complexity Cost Application
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Permanent Magnet Motor

Reluctance (SR) Motor

100W - 1MegW

10W - 15kW

100W - 100kW

Fan,Pump,Washer

Servo, Compressor

Washer, high speed Compressor 7

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AC Induction Motor Structure

Stator Sinusoidal Flux/Voltage Generation Rotor rotates at speed less slip with respect to stator excitation speed
Rotor Cross section

A Stator Cross section

Voltage/Flux
C D A B

Squirrel Cage Rotor

B
2 Pole Motor: 1:1 between mechanical and electrical rotation

Rotor Speed Slip = Stator Speed f p

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Synchronous Speed = 120

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Per Phase Equivalent Circuit
Stator Stator Leakage Rotor Leakage Resistance Inductance Inductance E1

Torque/Slip Curve
Torque

Break down Torque

R1

Is

L1
IM

L2
I2 Rotor Resistance

Stator Magnetizing Inductance

LM

R2 s

Slip

V/Hz Control Torque = =

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Torque Producing Current

I2 Is

E1 f1

)
2

s R2 R2 s

Torque = Magnetizing Flux x I2

IM

( i2 )

Magnetizing Current

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AC Induction Motor Drive Fundamentals

Fixed DC Voltage

AC Fixed Voltage Fixed Frequency

AC (PWM) Variable Voltage Variable Frequency

PWM Voltage

Speed Acceleration Current No load Current Current

Current

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Permanent Magnet (BLDC) Motors

Stator Stator Per Phase Circuit
Rs is

Rotor
Permanent Magnet (NdFeB, Fe SmCo)

Ls
Speed

Rotor Flux (Constant)

Current

Torque = k is

Flux is pre established by permanent magnet on the rotor Rotor rotates synchronous to stator excitation Torque is simply controlled by the stator current
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Permanent Magnet Motor Drive Fundamentals

Typical Power Conversion Block Diagram for Permanent Magnet Motor drive

Encoder

Motor

Current Feedback Hall Effect Absolute position feedback Position/Speed feedback

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Variable Reluctance Motors (SR)

Inductance

Current

Rotor Angle

Torque = k

i2

dL d

A
A B

Simplest and Low Cost Motor Construction Fault Tolerant Operation against phase loss Suited for high speed operation (>30000 rpm) Acoustic Noise (Teeth vibration) Torque Pulsation Position Feedback required

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Functions in AC Drives
Soft Start Function User Interface Function Feedback Sensing Function

EMI

PWM Function

IGBT Gate Drive Function

Power Supply

Regulator Control Function

IGBT Protection Function

Each functions associate each other Need to understand not only each function but inter-relationship
(i.e. IGBT Gate drive and Protection, Feedback Sensing and Regulator Control function EMI and IGBT gate drive function PWM and IGBT gate drive function)
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AC Drive Function (Soft Start Control)

Traditional method:
<5HP = resistor + relay 5HP-20HP = resistor + relay >20HP = SCR + resistor, resistor + relay

Issues:
Converter Rectifier (SCR/Diode) Protection Phase Loss detection/operation DC bus control (PAM) Power Dip Ride Through
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AC Drive Function (IGBT Protection)

Line to line Short
Motor
Cause: Miswiring Motor phase insulation breakdown Detection: Low side shunt resistor IGBT desat Motor phase current sense

Ground Fault
Cause: Motor phase insulation breakdown Detection: IGBT desat Motor phase current sense

Motor

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AC Drive Function (Current Feedback Sensing)

3 Types of Current Feedback Sensing

Motor

Simplest No reconstruction Most reliable

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Complex (3 phase combined,PWM dependent) Difficult to reconstruct Amplitude only information Cheapest

Medium Complex (PWM dependent) Easy to reconstruct Require additional circuit (S/H) Less flexible (discrete IGBT only)
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AC Drive Function (PWM)

One Carrier Period
0 Phase U

T0

120 Phase V Phase U

T1
240

Phase V Phase W

Phase W
Carrier Frequecy

T2
T0 T1 T2 T3 T2 T1 T0

PWM Objective:
Maximum Bus voltage Utilization Minimum Harmonics Less Audible Acoustic Noise Less Motor Temperature Rise
U-V Line-to-Line Voltage <0>

T3

3 Types of PWM
Plain sinusoidal PWM Third harmonics injected PWM Space Vector Modulation 08-99

Phase U Line Current

Total 8 Switching State Zero Vectors 2 Active Vectors 6

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AC Drive Function (EMI)

Type of EMI
Susceptibility - surge, EFT, ESD Conductive Emission (150kHz-30MHz) Radiated Emission (30MHz-1GHz) Industry classification (Class A / Class B)

Diode Recovery at Commutation

Conductive Emission Noise Travel Everywhere in the inverter System

New problems:
Motor Bearing current long lead cable Bulky, Expensive
Space Hogging

New approach:
Active EMI filter

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AC Drive Product Examples

Industrial AC Drive Examples

Appliance AC Drive Examples

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Industrial AC Drive Market

Micro Drives (<5HP{3.7kW}) share constantly reaches 75% of total AC Drives market

1998
7 28 150 491 1-5HP 7.5-50HP 50-300HP 300-900HP 1MHP UP 769 6 38 216

2001

2026

3260

1-5HP 7.5-50HP 50-300HP 300-900HP 1MHP UP

AC Drives shipment (1000 units)

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Micro AC Drive Examples (.2 to 3.75kW)

ABB ACS140

Rockwell B160C

Mitsubishi SC/A

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Mitsubishi SC/A Micro AC Drive

Smallest Micro Drive in the industry (2.2x3.6 x 3.5) Simple construction One 2 layer PCB + IMS board uP + IR2130 solution No galvanic Isolation in the user inteface Linear power supply Off DC bus

Regulator Board (top view)

Regulator Board (bottom view)

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Mitsubishi SC/A Micro AC Drive Architecture

Specifications
Single Phase: 115V/40W,100W Three Phase: 230V/40W,100W,200W,400W IR2130 600V HVIC 3-Phase Gate Driver Protection: overcurrent(line-to-line), overvoltage,overload, undervoltage

IGBT Gate

Linear Power Supply

uP PWM A/D DIO

IR2130J 600V HVIC Gate Driver

Speed Setpoint

Gate Drive Circuit

33 ohms

Forward Reverse OK (LED)

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ABB ACS100 Micro AC Drive

ABB first entry to the Micro Drive market (6/98) s Four pieces construction Mitsubishi CIM, Power board, regulator board, User I/O board All based on Commercially available components IR2233 for 460V version, ECN3032 for 230V version Galvanic isolated user I/Os (optos) Power module
(Mitsubishi CIM)

Simple 3 board construction by header connector

User I/O board (opto)

Regulator board IR2233 + H8/332 uP

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ABB ACS140 Micro AC Drive Architecture

Specifications
Three Phase: 460V/100W,200W,400W,750W,1.5kW,2.2kW IR2233 1200V HVIC 3-Phase Gate Driver Protection: overcurrent(line-to-line), overvoltage,overload, undervoltage
Speed Setpoint

Forward Reverse OK (LED)

Isolation I/O Board

Gate Drive Circuit

33 ohms

Mitsubishi IGBT CIM Module

IGBT Gate

Flyback Power Supply

H8/332 PWM A/D DIO

IR2233J 1200V HVIC Gate Driver

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Rockwell B160C Micro AC Drive Architecture

Specifications
Three Phase: 230V,460V/40W,100W,200W,400W,750W,1.5kW,2.2kW,3.7kW IR2133/IR2233 600V/1200V HVIC 3-Phase Gate Driver Protection: overcurrent(line-to-line,GF), overvoltage,overload, undervoltage
Speed Setpoint

Gate Drive Circuit

Isolation I/O Board 33 ohms 56 ohms

Forward Reverse 7 segment LED

Siemens EconoPak
Opto Comparator Ground Fault Circuit

IGBT Gate

Flyback Power Supply

uP PWM A/D DIO

IR2133J or IR2233J

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General Purpose AC Drive Examples

Mitsubishi A024 General Purpose AC Drive 100W - 3.7kW

IGBT module Power Board Opto Gate Drive (TLP250), Opto current sensing (HP7800) Large transformer

Regulator Board CPU,Isolated I/Os, LEDs

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Large AC Drive Examples

60HP Baldor AC Drive
Soft Start Control Board Power resistor and Relay

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Front Loading Washer AC Drive and Motor

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Front Loading Washer Motor Drive Architecture

Encoder
Speed Feedback

Induction Motor

Control Command

Digital I/Os

ADI328 Motor Control DSP

5V 3 Leg Current Feedback Size 2 type UD IGBTs

EMI Filter AC 115V 5V,15V IR2108 1/2B Gate Drive To Gates

Buck Converter Power Supply

Sample Hold

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Refrigerator Compressor Drive and Motor

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Refrigerator Compressor Drive Architecture

Voltage Feedback

Control Command

RS232C

PM brushless Motor

ADI328 Motor Control DSP

DC Bus Current Feedback 6 Size 1 type S IGBTs or FREDFETs

5V

Heatsink Temperature

AC 115V

DC bus Feedback

5V,15V

IR2106 1/2B Gate Drive

To Gates

Buck Converter Power Supply

Sample Hold

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Power Conversion Architectures

Two Levels Power Conversion Processing

Single Level Power Conversion Processing

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Two Levels Power Conversion Processing

Motion Profile and Power Conversion Processing Level
Discrete Input Discrete Output

Discrete I/O's

Man Machine Interface

Opto or Relay Isolation

Current Feedback

Analog Input Analog Output

+ -

microcontroller or DSP

PWM ASIC

Termination Network

5V,15V,-15V DC bus Feedback

Gate Drive

Regulator Common

Chassis Ground

Switching Xfmr Isolation

Opto-Coupler Isolation

Power Conversion Actuation Level

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Single Level Power Conversion Processing

Discrete Input Discrete Output

Discrete I/O's

Opto or Relay Isolation

AC MOTOR

Man Machine Interface

Analog Input Analog Output

Analog I/O's

Linear Opto Isolation

Single Level Power Conversion Processing

uP/DSP PWM AD/DA DIO IR2171 IR2271 Current FDBK IC IR2137 IR2237 Gate Drive with Protection

Flyback SWPS

5V,15V

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Mixed Mode Power Conversion Processing

Motion Profile Processing Level
Discrete I/O's microcontroller or DSP

Discrete Input

Discrete Output

AC MOTOR

Man Machine Interface

Analog Input

Analog I/O's

RS232C

SERIAL COMM

IR1110 Soft Start IC

5V,15V

High Speed Serial Communication

Power Conversion Processing Level

OPTOs

uP/DSP PWM AD/DA DIO

IR2171 IR2271 CURRENT FDBK IC

Power Supply
5V,15V

IR2137 IR2237 Gate Drive and Protection

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System Architecture Evolution

AC Inverter Regulator Function
Discrete Input Discrete Output

Discrete I/O's

Man Machine Interface

Opto or Relay Isolation

Current Feedback

Discrete Input Discrete Output

Discrete I/O's

Opto or Relay Isolation

AC MOTOR

Analog Input Analog Output

+ -

microcontroller or DSP

PWM ASIC

Termination Network

Man Machine Interface

Analog Input Analog Output

Analog I/O's

Linear Opto Isolation

5V,15V,-15V DC bus Feedback

Gate Drive

Regulator Common

Chassis Ground

Switching Xfmr Isolation

Opto-Coupler Isolation

Power Processor Architecture

uP/DSP PWM AD/DA DIO IR2171 IR2271 Current FDBK IC IR2137 IR2237 Gate Drive with Protection

Flyback SWPS

5V,15V

Embedded or Stand-alone Drive Dedicated Purpose

Two Levels Architecture Motion and Power Conversion Processed Together Isolation at Opto Drivers (sensitive high speed signals) Large Deadtime Complex Switching Supply Large Hall Current Sensors Protection at Signal Level Larger Size and More EMI Single Level Architecture
Discrete Input

AC Drive Motion Profile Processing

Discrete I/O's microcontroller or DSP

Motion and Power Conversion Processed Separately Isolation at Digital Interface (high noise-margin signals) Small Deadtime Simple Flyback Supply Small HVIC Current Sensors Protection at Power Level Smaller Size and Less EMI

Discrete Output

AC MOTOR

Man Machine Interface

Analog Input

Analog I/O's

RS232C

SERIAL COMM

IR1110 Soft Start IC

5V,15V

High Speed Serial Communication

OPTOs

Power Conversion Processor

uP/DSP PWM AD/DA DIO

IR2171 IR2271 CURRENT FDBK IC

Power Supply
5V,15V

IR2137 IR2237 Gate Drive and Protection

Networked Drive General Purpose 38

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AC Motor Drive Power Conversion Control ICs

Roles and Functions of Power Conversion Control ICs HVIC Technology IGBT Gate Driver and Protection Motor Phase Current Sensing Soft Start SCR Driver

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Roles of Power Conversion Control ICs

Influence AC Motor Drive Architecture Isolation boundary Current feedback sensing scheme Switching power supply Soft Start scheme Inverter size Influence AC Motor drive Performance Optimal IGBT switching and power utilization Protection over IGBT and Converter SCR/diode Deadtime Improved low speed performance/Torque cogging Sensorless vector drive Influence AC Motor Drive Cost Reduced component count Manufacturability
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Functions of Power Conversion Control ICs

- Protect Converter SCR/Diode against DC bus short condition - Prolong DC bus capacitor life - Improve IGBT power utilization at low speed - Improve Power Dip Ride Through - AC line monitoring/Diagnostics

Converter IC

- Closed loop current control - Sensorless vector drive

AC Line

Linear Current IC

AC Motor

Gate Drive IC
- Optimal IGBT switching - IGBT protection - Small deadtime / improve low speed performance /reduce cogging & torque pulsation - Simplify switching power supply

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Device Cross Section of HVIC Technology

LDMOS LEVEL SHIFT
HV n+ P++ ppn+ n-epi p-sub ppn+ P++

HV pP++ n+ p+ n-epi

HV-FLOATING CMOS
p+ n+ p-well n+

HV n+ pP++

p-sub

GROUNDED CMOS
LV n+ P++ p+ n-epi p-sub p+ n+ p-well n+ LV n+ P++

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Monolithic High Voltage IC

Gate drive buffer operated from 10V to 25V Designs : Qg(out) profile for desirable dv/dt and di/dt, high latch-up immunity EMI soft turn-on Devices : 25V Ruggedized CMOS High side gate drive circuit floating from below ground to +HV HV Max Rating : 600V for 100-230Vac 1200V for 380-460Vac Devices : Isolated CMOS Well with High Voltage Termination Level shifter circuit translating logic from ground to floating channel Designs : Low power dissipation, high dv/dt immunity Devices : N-ch LDMOS and High Voltage Cross-Over Level shifter translating logic from floating to ground channel Designs : Low power dissipation, high dv/dt immunity Devices : P-ch LDMOS and High Voltage Cross-Over Mixed mode analog and digital circuit in high side and low side Designs : ADC, PWM, logic, current sensing, voltage regulator, . Devices : 5V and 25V CMOS plus Bipolar, Precision Resistor and Capacitor

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600V and 1200V HVIC 3-Phase Gate Drivers

IR2133

IR2233

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600V HVIC 3-Phase Gate Driver + IGBT Protection

VB1 SCHMITT TRIGGER INPUT & SHOOT THROUGH PREVENTION

HIN1 200nsec Deadtime LEVEL SHIFTERS

SOFT SHUTDOWN

LATCH HOP1 SOFT SHUTDOWN DESAT DETECTION SOFT SHUTDOWN

HIN1

DRIVER
HON1 HSSD1 VS1 DESAT1

LIN1

DESAT UV DETECT

VB2

HIN2
HIN2 SCHMITT TRIGGER INPUT & SHOOT THROUGH PREVENTION

LATCH HOP2 SOFT SHUTDOWN DESAT DETECTION UV DETECT SOFT SHUTDOWN

DRIVER
HON2 HSSD2 VS2 DESAT2

200nsec Deadtime

LEVEL SHIFTERS

SOFT SHUTDOWN

LIN2

DESAT

VB3

HIN3
HIN3 SCHMITT TRIGGER INPUT & SHOOT THROUGH PREVENTION

LATCH HOP3 SOFT SHUTDOWN DESAT DETECTION UV DETECT SOFT SHUTDOWN

200nsec Deadtime

LEVEL SHIFTERS

SOFT SHUTDOWN

DRIVER
HON3 HSSD3 VS3 DESAT3

LIN3

DESAT

LOP1 SOFT SHUTDOWN SD SCHMITT TRIGGER

DRIVER
LON1 LSSD1 LS1

LOP2

DRIVER
LON2 ITRIP SCHMITT TRIGGER LS2

FAULT LOGIC
FLTCLR SCHMITT TRIGGER

LSSD2

LOP3 FAULT

DRIVER
LON3 LS3

VCC

LSSD3

BRIN VSS

UV DETECT BRAKE DRIVER

BR

COM

High Side, Low Side and Brake Gate Drivers High Side De-Sat Detection Simultaneous Soft Shutdown Synchronized Timing Control for all 3 Phases IR2137

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Desat Soft Shutdown in IGBT Short Circuit

Hard Shutdown with IR2133 Soft Shutdown (2137) SSD resistor = 500ohm
Gate signal with 2us blanking timeVge, 10v/div

High di/dt

Ic 50A/div

No voltage spike Vce, 100v/div Controlled di/dt of short circuit current Ic, 40A/div

Vce, 100v/div Voltage spike = 100V

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600V HVIC Phase Current Sensing

High Side Gate Driver - A/D - Level Shift Down - Itrip Protection Ifdbk Level Shifter Ifdbk analog output Fault Low Side Gate driver Ifdbk signal processing Itrip fault processing Itrip down shifter

Motor Phase Rshunt

High Side Phase Current Sensing Fast and Precision ADC Monolithic Level Shifting of Current Sensing Signal Digital and Analog Outputs to uP/DSP

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Linear Current Sensing Output

Speed Reversal 60Hz ( 1800rpm) 2HP/3.8A rated induction motor
Prototype analog output

2kHz signal with 15 deg phase shift D/A plus counter circuit added
Filtered D/A output D/A output 200mV input
Tektronix current probe

40kHz PWM output

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Soft Start IC for Converter Control

Drives the half-control SCR/diode bridge Snubber derived power supply Soft Charging of the DC Capacitor Dynamic DC Bus Voltage Regulation Power Dip Ride-thru Capability
Snubber and Snubber derived power supply

IR1110
and Peripheral Components

(Optional)

AC 3-Phase Input

IR1110

(Optional)

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Soft Charging Waveform

Three phase 460V input with 150msec ramp time IRKH91-16 ADD-A Pak with IR1110

DC Bus Voltage

<0> <0>

20msec/div
DC Bus Current

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AC Motor Drive Power Devices

IGBT : 600V and 1200V

Output Diode : 600V and 1200V

Packages

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600V IGBT Performance Trend

6 0 0 V I G B T P e rfo r m a n c e T r e n d ( c o n s t a n t c u r r e n t d e n s ity, typ @ 1 5 0 C )
12

ETS -Total Switching Energy

10

(mJ)

Gen4 1996 Gen5 1998

Gen3 1992

0 0 .7 0 .9 1 .1 1 .3

V C E ( o n ) (V)

1 .5

1 .7

1 .9

2 .1

2 .3

2 .5

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1200V IGBT Performance Trend

2000

60

24 1200V IGBT Power Losses (2 0A, 960V, 150C, hard switched)

100 90 80 70 Losses (watts) 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1994

Platinum Doped Punchthru

Electron Irradiated Punchthru

Weak Anode Non-Punchthru

1 5 khz 2 khz

1996

1998

2000

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1200V NPT IGBT Performance

1200V npt IGBT Performance
(75A IGBT; Tc=125oC, VDC=600V)

15 Turn-Off Losses (mJ) 13 11 9 7 5 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 On-State Voltage (V)
Fuji PT

State-of-the-art Latest IR NPT Device

Mitsubishi H-Series Mitsubishi U-Series Toshiba Plus Siemens Fuji npt

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600V Output Diode Performance Trend

70ns
R everse R ecovery T e - ns im at 100A rated current /us

HexFred Gen I 60ns Ultrafast 600V technology

50ns HexFred 600V Next Generation 40ns HyperFast technology

30ns 1.2V

1.3V

1.4V

1.5V

1.6V

1.7V

1.8V

Forward Voltage Drop - V V F @ 25A

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1200V Output Diode Performance Trend

VF vs J C
500.0 450.0 400.0 350.0 300.0 250.0 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 0 1
NEW DIODE 1998 @ 125 C

JC in A/cm2

NEW DIODE 1998 @ ROOM HEXFRED @ROOM

HEXFRED @ 125C

VF IN Volts
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Power Package Evolution

IAP and DIAP Module

TO-220 TO-247

Super220 Super247

SMD10

CIB and PIM Module

Adaptable Planar Module

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Un-Package Evolution
Integrated Motor Drive Assembly Solution

70mm

140m m

m 100m

Drive = Package

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AC Drive Evolution and Roadmap

Problems and Solutions Embedded Drive Evolution Networked Drive Evolution Power Conversion System On Chip

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Problems and Solutions for AC Drive Evolution

Input Filter is bulky and expensive Solution: PFC, Active Filter, Double Inverter

Harmonics at the input Solution: Soft, fast rectifiers

Soft start circuit is expensive and has limited functionality and protection Solution: Soft start converter controller

Bulk electrolytics are the biggest single component Solution: Double Inverter

Processing, sensing, protection and drive circuits take board space & engineering time Solution: Power conversion processor system on chip integration

Power modules take space and extra assembly steps Solution: Integrated drive assembly Half of the inverter is the heatsink Solution: Power semiconductor efficiency improvement

Output Harmonics Solution: IGBTs and HEXFRED with softer di/dt, dv/dt Gate drive with controlled di/dt and dv/dt

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Embedded Drive Evolution

New generations of Embedded Appliance and Stand-alone Industrial Drives will converge to a single chip Power Conversion Processor (PCP) plus Adaptable Planar Module (APM) assembly

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Networked Drive Evolution

New generations of Networked Drives will converge to the two chips, Motion Control Processor (MCP) and Power Conversion Processor (PCP), plus integrated drive assembly

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Building Block ICs for Embedded Drives

600V and 1200V Gate Driver Switching Power Supply Controller

Discrete I/O's Opto or Relay Isolation

600V and 1200V Current Sensor CPU/DSP, I/O, PWM, ADC

Discrete Input Discrete Output

Man Machine Interface

Analog Input Analog Output

Analog I/O's

Linear Opto Isolation

AC MOTOR

Power Processor Architecture

uP/DSP PWM AD/DA DIO IR2171 IR2271 Current FDBK IC IR2137 IR2237 Gate Drive with Protection

Flyback SWPS

5V,15V

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Building Block ICs for Networked Drives

600V and 1200V Gate Driver Switching Power Supply Controller SPI Communication and Isolator
Discrete Input

600V and 1200V Current Sensor Soft Start Converter Controller CPU/DSP, I/O, PWM, ADC
AC MOTOR

AC Drive Motion Profile Processing

Discrete I/O's microcontroller or DSP

Discrete Output

Man Machine Interface

Analog Input

Analog I/O's

RS232C

SERIAL COMM

IR1110 Soft Start IC

5V,15V

High Speed Serial Communication

OPTOs

Power Conversion Processor

uP/DSP PWM AD/DA DIO

IR2171 IR2271 CURRENT FDBK IC

Power Supply
5V,15V

IR2137 IR2237 Gate Drive and Protection

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Power Conversion Processor System On Chip

Six chips integrated into one chip plus CPU/DSP core

CPU/DSP Core Processor motion processor SPI Communication and Isolator Soft Start Converter Controller PWM ADC I/O 2-Phase High Voltage Current Sensor Switching Regulator Controller 3-Phase High Voltage Gate Driver 5V, 15V, ...

SCR/Diode Converter

IGBT Inverter

sense resistor

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Summary

Next Generation AC Drives will be designed with a system approach around tightly integrated building blocks of : Efficient and low noise power devices Power conversion system on chip ICs Mechanically integrated drive assembly
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