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gate-source voltage oscillation when paralleling two C2M0025120D

Musk
Musk Contributor Level 1
edited November 2023 in Discrete Products

Hello , 

Now we test a three phase inverter using C2M0025120D, fs=10kHz, each place has two SiC MOS in parallel, totally 12 SiC MOSFETs, performing Double pulse test.

However, when DC voltage and current increase, both SiC MOSFET gate-source voltage start to oscillate at the miller pleteau, sometimes the oscillation even cause failure as shown below.

yellow line: upper leg Vgs  green line: lower leg Vgs  blue line: upper Vds  red line: upper Ids

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At DC voltage=400V / Ids=20A ,we replace all C2M0025120D with C3M0015065D, under same PCB and test condition, the gate-source oscillation disappear. I'm wondering what difference leads to this phenomenon?

Our parallel MOSFET both use individual turn-on/turn-off resistance, which is 4.7ohm. 

We place a 1000pF and 10kohm between each MOS gate-source. From each parallel MOS source to driver IC, we connect an 1ohm in series. Each MOSFET drian-source Cds we put a 2000pF cap in parallel. 


My question is: 1. Can you give some suggestion about how to reduce the gate-source turn-on oscillation when parallel SIC MOSFETs?(except for change PCB layout)

2 What difference between C2M0025120D and C3M0015065D leads to different gate-source oscillation phenomenon under the same condition?


Thank you, looking forward to your response.

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