Analysis of insulation failure modes in high power IGBT modules

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作者
Fabian, JH [1 ]
Hartmann, S [1 ]
Hamidi, A [1 ]
机构
[1] ABB Switzerland Ltd, Corp Res, CH-5405 Baden, Switzerland
来源
Conference Record of the 2005 IEEE Industry Applications Conference, Vols 1-4 | 2005年
关键词
power module; partial discharge; electro-luminescence; insulation failures;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Increasing operating voltages of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) modules results in higher demands on electrical insulation capabilities as well as partial discharge resistance. This paper discusses the insulation failure modes observed in high voltage power modules; most critical are water trees, Partial Discharge (PD) and electrical trees. Besides the review of insulation failure mechanisms, an experimental analysis method is discussed in order to identify possible failure source. Presented is a PD setup that includes a light sensitive CCD camera for optical inspection. Within the optical measurements, electroluminescence maps are also recorded in order to identify critical regions of high electrical fields. This is method permits an analysis even before PD or electrical treeing begins. Optical PD inspections allow identifying PD failure root causes like protrusions or irregular edge shapes. In addition, investigations of PD failures on the ceramic substrate level have been performed and the distribution of inception voltages for one substrate type analyzed.
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页码:799 / 805
页数:7
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