Open AccessSuitability of Current Sensors for the Measurement of Switching Currents in Power Semiconductors
Author(s) -
Sebastian Sprunck,
Christian Lottis,
Fabian Schnabel,
Marco Jung
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ieee open journal of power electronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2644-1314
DOI - 10.1109/ojpel.2021.3127225
Subject(s) - components, circuits, devices and systems , power, energy and industry applications
This paper investigates the impact of current sensors on the measurement of transient currents in fast-switching power semiconductors in a double pulse test (DPT) environment. We review previous research that assesses the influence of current sensors on a DPT circuit through mathematical modeling. The developed selection aids can be used to identify suitable current sensors for transient current measurements of fast-switching power semiconductors and to estimate the error introduced by their insertion into the DPT circuit. Afterwards, this analysis is extended by including further elements from real DPT applications to increase the consistency of the error estimation with practical situations and setups. Both methods are compared and their individual advantages and drawbacks are discussed. Finally, a recommendation on when to use which method is derived.