RHRP1540, RHRP1560
Test Circuits and Waveforms
VGE AMPLITUDE AND
RG CONTROL dIF/dt
t1 AND t2 CONTROL IF
L
VGE
t1
t2
DUT CURRENT
RG
SENSE
+
IGBT
- VDD
FIGURE 8. Trr TEST CIRCUIT
IMAX = 1A
L = 40mH
R < 0.1Ω
EAVL = 1/2LI2 [VR(AVL)/(VR(AVL) - VDD)]
Q1 = IGBT (BVCES > DUT VR(AVL))
L
CURRENT
SENSE
Q1
DUT
R
+
VDD
VDD
-
FIGURE 10. AVALANCHE ENERGY TEST CIRCUIT
dIF
IF
dt
0
Trr
ta
tb
0.25 IRM
IRM
FIGURE 9.Ttrr WAVEFORMS AND DEFINITIONS
VAVL
IL
IL
IV
t0
t1
t2
t
FIGURE 11. AVALANCHE CURRENT AND VOLTAGE
WAVEFORMS
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RHRP1560 Rev. C1
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