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ABCs of Power ABCs of Power Electronic SystemsElectronic Systems
ByBy
Dr. Doug Hopkins & Dr. Ron WunderlichDr. Doug Hopkins & Dr. Ron Wunderlich
DCHopkins & AssociatesDCHopkins & Associates
Denal Way, m/s 408Denal Way, m/s 408
Vestal, New York 13850-3035Vestal, New York 13850-3035
dch@dchopkins-associates.comdch@dchopkins-associates.com
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Our Professional Challenge
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be
those who cannot read and write, but those
who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
-- Alvin Toffler
Dr. Toffler, Ph.D., is one of the world's preeminent futurists. As co-author of War and Anti-War, he
sketches the emerging economy of the 21st century, presenting a new theory of war and revealing how
changes in today's military parallel those in business.
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About the Course Authors?
• Dr. Doug Hopkins– PhD. Virginia Tech, VA Power Electronics Center– GE-CR&D, Carrier Air Conditioning Company(UTC), University
at Buffalo, and DCHopkins & Associates (President)– R&D for advanced power electronic systems– dch@dchopkins-associates.com
• Dr. Ron Wunderlich – Ph.D. Binghamton University– IBM Power Systems, Celestica Power Systems, Transim Corp,
and Innovative Design and Development (President)– Chief Engineer in design and development of power supplies for
the computer and telecom industries.– raw@dchopkins-associates.com
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Course Topics
1. Overview of Power Electronics Technology1a. Introduction to the power electronics system
2. Knowing your specifications2a. Design for safety
3. Choosing the correct topologies3b. Knowing where disaster can strike
4. Characterizing power components4a. A safe operating area
4b. The dual faces of MOSFETS4c. The circuit is a component
5. Design approaches and tools5a. Simulating reality
5b. Input filtering6. Design approaches and tools
6a. Design case study
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DCHopkins & Associates - Products
• 600W family of isolated DC/DC building blocks
Pictures courtesy of Celestica, Incorporated
Products designed by our Associates,photographed by our Associates.
• Multi-output telecom power supply
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DCHopkins & Associates - Products
• 30A high efficiency, high-transient isolated power supply
Pictures courtesy of Celestica, Incorporated
• Isolated power supply for high-end micro-processor
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Where to go for news (other than suppliers)?
News Sources
• http://www.darnell.com (PowerPulse Daily)
• http://www.poweronline.com (see electricnet)
• http//www.electricnet.com (see poweronline)
• http://www.powersystems.com• http://www.eedesign.com• http://www.psma.com• http://www.ejbloom.com (see attached catalog)
• Conferences:– http://www.pels.org (the IEEE Power Electronics Society)
• http://www.apec-conf.org• http://www.pesc06.org• http://www.intelec.org
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Introduction toIntroduction to The SystemThe System
PowerProcessor
LoadSource
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Conversion or Supply
Motor drives• Linear• Rotational
Lighting• Fluorescent• HID• Halogen
Pulsed power• Ignition• Flash lamp• Pulsed propulsion
POWER CONVERSION
PowerProcessor
LoadSource
Types of Loads
“Conversion” changes one energy form to another.
Electrical Source
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Conversion or Supply
Computer Applications
– Desktops– Workstations– Servers– Mainframes
Circuits:– CPU– Memory– Bus Terminators– Logic– Graphics
Telecom Applications– Routers– Tele. Switches
Circuits:– Optical Amps– CPU– Memory– Switch Cards– Logic
POWER SUPPLY
LOAD PowerProcessor
LoadSource
Handheld Applications– PDA’s– Notebooks– Cell-phones
Circuits:– RF Amps– CPU/Logic– Memory– Display– Audio Amps
“Supply” changes only the attributes.
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Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems
PowerProcessor
Electronic Circuit
Clean AC UtilityNoisy AC
Utility
• Electronic Circuits are– Any electronic equipment that requires clean, reliable AC utility
• Computers, Telecom equipment, Home appliances• Sources are
– DC such as a battery or solar cells– AC utility that is of poor quality
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The System - Source Characteristics
PowerProcessor
LoadSource
IF THE SOURCE THEN THE LOAD
matches the load flashlight
is directly regulated generator field control
has over capacity requires regulating circuit
SOURCE
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The System - Source Characteristics
PowerProcessor
LoadSource
THE POWER PROCESSOR
Converts an unregulated power source to a regulated output.Like CPU’s processing information - Power Supplies process energy.
Linear Regulator
Absorbs the energy difference
Switch-mode Regulator
Chops and averages energy packets
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Knowing Your Knowing Your SpecificationsSpecifications
and theand theUser’s RequirementsUser’s Requirements
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Developing User Requirements
• Typically, User Requirements are derived through a polling process.
• This brings forward the highest-priority requirements, but are limited to personal experiences.
• A comprehensive approach uses a matrix of
Five Taxonomies
and
Three Characteristics
Responsible Design is from Cradle to Grave
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Grouping User Requirements
Characteristic
Unspoken Expectations
Articulated Needs
Unexpected FeaturesTaxonomy
Financial
Legal
Social
Environmental
Technical
MATRIXEDMATRIXED
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Taxonomies in User Requirements
• Financial requirements: represent cost and is base metric for other matrix entries.
• Legal requirements: include intellectual property as a source of revenue, strategic positioning or enticement.
• Social requirements: represent the corporate culture and image, global perceptions, and ethical conduct.
• Environmental requirements: represent government regulations and broader global concerns.
• Technical requirements: science based metrics related to ‘energy forms’ and provide the “SPECIFICATIONS.”
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Characteristics of User Requirements
• Unspoken Expectations: – requirements for a product, process or service to be acceptable to
all end users. Though labeled as unspoken, these may be new requirements that develop while a business has not been keeping up with the competition or market place, or basic requirements for entry into new markets.
• Articulated Needs:– typical, open and printed “specifications. ” Discerns one user
from another. There should be no question that these needs are requirements that must be met for each user.
• Unexpected Features:– exciters that make the product, process or service unique and
readily distinguishable from the competition. (This is what the sales force lives for.) Features are speculative requirements.
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Example User Requirements
• Unspoken Environmental Expectation: the product is not lethally hazardous to shippers
• Articulated Technical Need: the products will operate from -40°C to +100°C.
• Unexpected Legal Feature: the product can have exclusive patent
protection.
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Defining Specifications
PowerSupply
Iin
Vin
Iout
Vout
Technical User Requirements provide the
SPECIFICATIONS
for each Energy Form.
Power electronic circuits condition and convert
many energy forms!
• Electric
• Magnetic
• Electromagnetic
• Thermal
• Mechanical
• Chemical
• Photonic
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Framework leading to Specifications
Responsible Design is from Cradle to Grave.
Characteristics
Tax
onom
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Technical Characteristics– Energy Forms– Conditions
• Start-up• Shut-down• Normal operation• Fault operation
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Electrical Specs
Vin, Iin
AC
Vin, Iin
DC
Input
Vout, Iout
Output
PGood, On/Off
Controls
Efficiency
Misc
Electrical Spec
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DC Input Spec
• Typical DC sources:– Car Battery typical 12 volts with 11 to 14 volts variation– Solar Cell 0.5 to 1 volt per cell depending on sunlight– Telecom Bus typical 48 volts with 36 to 72 volts variation– PC Internal 5V Bus 5 volts, +/- 10%
• Example: A Telecom bus has a Vin operating range of 36 to 72 volts– If the input voltage drops below 36V, typically, a PS will shut down.– If the input voltage exceeds 72V, typically, a PS will be damaged by the
excessive high voltage.• A PS can be designed so it can handle short duration of high
input voltage such as line transients due to lightning.• This is known as a surge rating.• For example, this PS may have a surge rating of 100V for
100usec.
Specifying Vin depends on the source voltage range.
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DC Input Spec - Iin, Pout, Pin,
• Pout (output power) = Vout x Iout
• Pin (input power) = Vin x Iin
(efficiency of the PS) = Pout / Pin– Typically between 0.5 to 0.98
• Substituting and solving for IinIin = (Vout x Iout) / (Vin x )
Iin is the current drawn by the PS and derived by
Note: Worst case - Iin occurs at lowest value of Vin, e.g.for telecom PS most current is at Vin=36 volts.
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IripIin
Time
DC Input Spec
• Specified as peak-to-peak.
• Occurs at usually < 10Mhz
• Typically, < 10% of max Iin
• E.g., if Iin max is 10A, Irip p-p should < 1A
Iin will have ripple current, Irip, from the switching stage within the PS.
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Time
Iin
Time
Iin Vin
DC Input Spec
• Iin will have switching noise that occurs at >10Mhz.
• The noise is due to the internal capacitive coupling parasitics
• Typically, the peak-to-peak noise is less than 1% of max Iin
Iin will have switching noise.
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Time
Iin Vin
DC Input Spec
• Surge current, Isurge, is due to charging of internal capacitors
• Usually Isurge is less than 5 times max Iin
• This can cause problems with fusing.
Iin will have a surge during start-up.
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Specifying Vin depends on the source voltage rangeAC Input Spec
• Typical AC sources for the home– Doorbell, heating systems 24Vrms +/- 30%– Household wiring Typically 110Vrms with 90 to 130 range– Electric stoves Typically 220Vrms with 180 to 260 range
• Actually, 220Vrms with a center-tap is delivered to the home. 110Vrms is derived from the center-tap
• Typical AC sources for business (single phase derived from three phase)– Office wiring Typically 120Vrms with 90 to 140 range– Industrial/Computer Typically 208Vrms with 180 to 260– Smaller businesses will use the household AC utility
• Europe and some other countries are wired with either 208Vrms or 220Vrms
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AC Input Spec
• Vin for typical products– Desktop PC sold in the US, 90Vrms – 140Vrms– Desktop PC sold Worldwide, 180Vrms – 260Vrms– High-end servers sold worldwide, 180Vrms – 260Vrms– Desktop PC with “universal” PS, 90Vrms – 260Vrms– Why not use a “universal” PS in all desktop PC’s ?
• “Universal” PS are more expensive and difficult to design
• Operating frequency for Vin is specified as– USA - 60Hz; Europe and other countries - 50Hz, range is +/-3Hz
• A “universal” PS operates from 47Hz to 63Hz– This is not a cost or a design problem
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AC Input Spec - Vin-rms
• AC sources are:– Single Phase– Three Phase (>5kW, not covered)
• Vin is understood to be Vin-rms; – Vin-rms = Vpk / 1.4142 *
• RMS makes calculations easier– For DC, Pin = Vin x Iin– For AC, Pin = Vin-rms x Iin-rms
* For single frequency sine wave PowerSupply
Iin
Vin
Iout
Vout
Time
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Vpk
Vin is from the wall outlet or a UPSfor “Off-Line”converters
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AC Input Spec - sags, surges, and transients
• AC voltage will have transients and surges– 2000V spikes are not uncommon
• Florida is the worst US state– Due to lightning, industrial equipment and solar flares– The “front-end” PS circuitry must be able to shunt this energy
The PS cannot have direct connection between input and output.Hence, isolation is required. This is a safety
requirement.
• AC supply has brown outs, sags, or drop outs in power– This occurs when
• The utility transformer in a sub-station goes bad• The grid becomes overloaded from air-conditioners, etc.• Solar flares induce too much voltage and “pop” the breakers
– These occur quite often• More than 99% of the drop outs are less than 20ms in length
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When AC momentarily is interruptedAC Input Spec - Hold-up Time
• For non-mission-critical devices – e.g., televisions, radios, VCRs– PS can shut down temporarily
• For mission-critical devices– e.g., high-end servers– PS shall maintain operation for a loss of AC up to 20ms– After 20ms it can shut down
This is known as hold-up time
• This is accomplished by a large energy storage device such as a capacitor in the input (PFC).– Typical specifications for hold-up is 20ms.
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Time
Vin
Iin
Ideally, Iin should follow Vin emulating a resistor
Time
Vin
Iin
AC Input Spec - Power Factor
• A bridge rectifier with a large capacitance is usually at the PS input.– Iin, with respect to Vin, will be
distorted.– Iin-rms is now significantly
higher than for a resistor inputto have the same usable energy flow.
– The distortion adds frequency harmonics.
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AC Input Spec - Power Factor (con’d)
• Apparent power is Pa = Vin-rms x Iin-rms
• Real power is the average Pr = Vin x Iin
• Power Factor, PF
PF = Real Power / Apparent Power
• The lower the PF, the higher the Iin-rms for the given power
• The problems with lower PF are– Wire sizes must be increased to handle the higher Iin-rms current
• Power Loss increases by the square of current!– This is extra power for which the feeders and fuses must be size– Iin is rich in harmonics which adds noise and circulating currents
in 3-phase systems
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AC Input Spec - Inrush Current
• Usually, peak Iin is specified to be <5X the steady- state Iin-rms.
• Another factor to consider is fusing and circuit breakers.
• If the inrush current is too high or can occur throughout the day, fuses and circuit breakers can be weakened, damaged, or open up.
Like DC, Iin has inrush issues with AC applications.
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Total Harmonic Distortion, THD - the same for your stereo as for the power supply
AC Input Spec - THD
• Any waveform can be broken down into a sum of sine waves with different amplitudes
• If there is any distortion, then– I = 1.414 x [I1sin(2ft)+I2sin(4ft)+I2sin(6ft)+…]
– I1 is the rms of the “fundamental” current waveform
– I2 is the second-order harmonic, I3 is third, etc.
– The Total Harmonic Distortion is then
THD = {sqrt[ (I2)^2 + (I3)^2 + (I4)^2 + …] / (I1)} x 100%
• A good value for THD < 5%
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AC Input Spec - Noise
• Conducted noise current is measured on the line cord.– The frequency is less than 30Mhz– A “LISN” box is connected to the cord to filter out the 50/60hz – A frequency-spectrum analyzer then displays the noise spectrum
• Federal specifications must be met
• If the frequency is > 30Mhz, this is known as radiated– This is measured with an antennae usually 10 meters away– At these frequencies, line cords and cables become very effective
antennae
• Federal specifications that must be met
Conducted versus Radiated Noise
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Vout SpecsLine, Load & Temperature
Load Step
Ripple & HF Noise
Long Term Stability
Static Regulation
Dynamic Regulation
Noise
Drift
VOUT
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Static Regulation
• Line Regulation– % change in output voltage versus input voltage at a given load– Typically 1-2%
• Load Regulation– % change in output voltage versus load at a given input voltage– Typically 0.1-3%
• Vout Temperature Effect– % change in output voltage versus temperature for given input
and load– Typically 0.2-1%
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Static Regulation
• Cross-Regulation (multi-output converters)– Change in output voltage of channel 2 for a change in load on
channel 1 at a given input voltage– Typically 0.1-10%
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Change in output voltage is due to the dynamic behavior of the power supply
Dynamic Regulation
• The output voltage initially changes because of the I step x ESR of the output cap (5A x 0.3ohms)
• The second part is due to the loop response of the converter
• The change in output voltage is measured from the nominal output voltage
• 5% for this example
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Another effect shows up as L x (di/dt)
Dynamic Regulation
• This is due to inductance of– Output capacitor– Connector– Bus distribution
• This is not always included in the spec.
• Could typically be < 5%
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Ripple and Noise
• Ripple– Triangular-shaped current at
the switch frequency– Due to inductor current x
ESR of output cap
• High Frequency Noise– Noise > 10 x fSW– Either random or the
excitation of high-frequency parasitics.
• Typically 0.2-3%
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Over time, a reference voltage can change.
Drift
• Drift is due to– Aging– Soldering– Package compression
• Typically < 0.2%
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Question -
How can you improve the transient response of the converter without…
changing the components or changing the switching frequency?
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Answer
• Use adaptive control (positioning)– At no load, start at +X1%
above nominal Vout
– At full load, change Vout to be X2% below nominal Vout
• In the previous example, dynamic regulation was 5%
• This can be changed to 3% dynamic regulation by modifying VREF for the control loop scheme
• Common in IC’s
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Iout Specs
• Below is a typical Iout load behaviourIo
ut
Time
di/dt rate
Minimum current
Maximum current
I step
Over current trip point
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Question
What happens to current in COUT if IOUT’s frequency
>> than the bandwidth of the converter ?
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Answer
• Normally, the ripple current in Cout is the same as the inductor current
• If the load is switching faster than the bandwidth of the converter– the ripple current in Cout is due to Iout (load shift).– the converter will not respond to the load changes so the current it
delivers will be the average of Iout
• The ripple current in Cout due to Iout may be significantly higher than that due to the inductor current
• This condition occurs with most modern micro-processors when executing certain software
• Local decoupling caps help solve this problem
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Design For Design For SafetySafety
Standards, Standards, Certificates & Certificates & RegulationsRegulations
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Time
Vin
Iin
Safety
EMC
Robustness
Features
Corporate Standards
Standards, Certificates & RegulationsA power supply has many standards and regulations to meet
Only the major ones will be covered
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Safety - http://www.i-spec.com
• To sell a product and/or to be protected from liability, the product must be approved by a safety agency
– Europe has Conformity European Mark
– Canada has Canadian Safety Agency
– US has Underwriters Laboratories
• Many countries have their own safety agencies
The Product Designer's “on-line guide”to compliance with the
International Safety Standard for Information Technology Equipment,
IEC 60950
i-Spec also covers national standards based on IEC 60950, including EN 60950, UL 1950/CSA C22.2
950, AS/NZS 3260.http://www.i-spec.com
• Most countries follow standard IEC-60950
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Safety
• For example:– A product that will operate from 240VAC requires that the
primary-secondary spacing be greater than 8mm– The FR4 Card must meet UL 94V-0 standard for flammability
• There is even safety consideration for battery-operated equipment when the battery fails short
• To obtain safety approval– The product must be taken to an agency for testing – Performed by a person within the company who has been
certified by the safety agency
• Approval by one safety agency will be accepted by others– To obtain CE and CSA approval for a power supply that has been
approved by UL, only the test report need be shown
• Many labs will do all the required testing and the paper work for a fee
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Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)
• EM emission limits are required by law for products– For the US, FCC part 15 – For Europe, CSIPR – Both are similar
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility - (Love / Hate)EM Emission - EM Susceptibility
Class Atypically for industrial
equipment
Class Btypically for commercial / home
equipment
Class B is 10dB more stringent
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Conducted or Emitted
• Noise is measured through a device called a LISN on the AC cord
• LISN – Line Impedance Stabilizer Network is a set of filters that filters signals above 60Hz to a spectrum analyzer
• The noise is measured with an antennae 10 meters away
• All testing is done in a shielded chamber
• Certifications must come from approved sites
<30 MHz FREQUENCIES >30 MHz
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Why 30 MHz?
• Question– Why are measurements done through the line cord at <30Mhz
and with an antennae at 10m for >30Mhz?
• AnswerThe speed of light, c, is 300 x 106m/s
At f = 30Mhz (30 x 106/s), the wavelength (=c/f) is 10m
– At frequencies <30Mhz, the emitted noise is carried out in the wiring which is not an effective antennae
– At frequencies >30Mhz, emitted noise is radiated from the line cord and circuit wiring since these now become effective antennas
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Susceptibility
• These standards help the user design a product that will last a reasonable time in every day environments.
• There are no requirements to meet any of these standards. However, they contain a wealth of experience.
Lower Susceptibility is increased Robustness
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Susceptibility - Circuit Card Effects
• For example– For connectors, FR4 cards and sheet metal – Spacing between primary to secondary wring on a FR4 card is
well defined in safety guidelines– IPC defines the spacing between primary-to-primary and
secondary-to-secondary wiring – If the primary-to-primary spacing is reduced below the IPC
guidelines, arcing can occur
• There is no facility to test against the IPC spec.
• This is left up to the designer
The Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits developed standards for the
packaging of products
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Susceptibility - AC Utility Effects
• Surges are caused by abrupt load changes and “bank” switching
• Transients are caused by lightning strikes and line faults.
• IEC 801-4 and IEC801-5 provide test procedures that ensure your product survives most cases
• These tests can be performed by the designer with the right equipment or by outside labs
The AC utility line has surges and transients
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Susceptibility - Electro-static Discharge
• These occur when products are physically handled
• IEC 801-2 provide test procedures to ensure your product survives most cases
• These tests can be performed by the designer with the right equipment or by outside labs
Products must also be protected or withstand electro-static discharges (ESD)
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Susceptibility - ElectroMagnetic
• The product should behave as expected with EM fields up to a certain strength
• The standards for this are – IEC 810-3 for radiated susceptibly– IEC 810-6 for conducted susceptibly
• Testing for this is usually performed in EM shield chambers, same place as for FCC approval
EM Susceptibility tests how sensitive a product is to EM emissions
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Corporate Standards
• Corporate Standards should be all encompassing– They can toughen existing requirements, such as IPC
guidelines– They can be guidelines on how a product should be designed
• Topology A is chosen over topology B• SMT vs. PTH
– They can be guidelines on how a product looks• Placement of labels• Color of products
– They can be guidelines on de-rating of components• Some product specs will cite MIL-217F or Bellcore
Corporate standards are policed within the company
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Corporate Standards - Features: ENERGY STAR
• Features are specifications that make a product more valuable
• Some features later become requirements
• ENERGY STAR– A “feature” developed by the US-EPA – Products must reduce their power consumption
significantly for a period of time or when not in use, known as sleep mode
– These tests can be performed by the designer with the right equipment or by outside labs
The guideline for computers can be found at
http://www.epa.gov/nrgystar/purchasing/6a_c&m.html#specs_cm
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Corporate Standards - Features: PFC & THD
• In US, still a feature
• In Europe, this has become a requirement
• This is an example of a feature that has become a requirement
• The standard for this is IEC-555
• This test can be performed by the designer with the right equipment or by outside labs
Low Power Factor and Low THD apply to AC off-line supplies
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Choosing the Choosing the Correct TopologyCorrect Topology
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Load(VOUT)
dc source(VIN)
PL = (VIN - VOUT) * IOUT
Linear Regulators
• Switch is used as programmable resistor
• Fast dynamic response
• Minimal filtering
• Poor efficiency
• Relatively large with heat sink
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load(VOUT)
dc source(VIN)
PL : steady state + switching
Switchmode Regulators
• Switch is used as a chopper
• Dynamic response depends on switching frequency
• Requires filtering
• High efficiency
• High density
chopper(fT)
filter(fF)
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Demystifying the Circuits - Duality
Using Simple principles of Duality
DualityCurrent is voltage; Voltage is current
L is C; C is L
R is R is R
Series is parallel; Parallel is series
Transistor is diode; Diode is Transistor
Open is closed; Closed is open
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Demystifying the Circuits – Non-isolated
Buck
loaddc source
dc source load
Buck/Boost
load
Boost
dc source
DUALITY
CASCADE
DUALITY Cuk
not covered
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Demystifying the Circuits – Conversion Ratios
Buck Regulator
(Step-down converter)
Boost Regulator
(Step-up converter)
Buck/Boost
(Up/down converter)
VOUT
VIN
= DVOUT
VIN
1
1-D=
VOUT
VIN
-D
1-D=
D: duty cycle of switch
TON
TPERIOD
TON
TPERIOD
D =
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Demystifying the Circuits – Transformer Isolated
Buck/Boost
Isolated
Buck
Isolated
dc source
• •
load
Flyback
dc source
• •
load
Forward
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Demystifying the Circuits – Bridge
Half Bridge
Full Bridge
Buck derived topologies
dc source LOAD
dc source LOAD
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Demystifying the Circuits – Resonant Bridge
Series Resonant
dc source LOAD
Parallel LoadedSeries Resonant
LOAD
dc source
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Partially Resonant Topologies
• Discontinuous-Resonant topologies known as – Zero-Voltage Switched circuits– Zero-Current Switched circuits
• Resonant Transition topologies– Zero-Voltage PWM topologies
• Characteristics:– Uses internal parasitics for nearly lossless switching– Fairly involved design approach– Next level of sophistication
Beyond this course
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Knowing Where Knowing Where Disaster Can Disaster Can
StrikeStrikeDo you have the “knack?”
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Disaster is Only Nanoseconds Away
Inductive Switching 101 or Understanding the Waveforms
Buck Load
Buck-Boost Load
You can be a rich power electronics designer too! It is all in battling Mother Nature.
She likes continuity and easy flow, e.g. Sinewaves, exponentials and Gaussians.
We give her
v=L*di/dt and i=C*dv/dt
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Inductively Induced Voltage
• Power Mosfets can switch 10A in 5ns
• Internal lead inductance could be 5 nH each terminal
v=L*di/dt, or lead inductance creates a 20 V spike.
Lower the Mosfet rating, the faster the
deviceAll parameters work against
you Thank you, Mother Nature
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Inductive Switching - Ideal Circuit
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Inductive Switching - Ideal Circuit, Real Switch
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Inductive Switching - Diode Inductance
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Inductive Switching - Diode Capacitance
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Inductive Switching - Circuit Inductance
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Inductive Switching - Slower Switch Transition
Vds is worse if Fet is slowed down. Suspect something with model. Everything else ok.
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Inductive Switching - Snubbing transients
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Characterizing Characterizing Power Power
ComponentsComponents
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Semiconductors• Zeners
– typical operation– transient suppression
• Diodes• Rectifiers• Fast recovery• Ultra-fast recovery
– Reverse Recovery Charge– Forward turn-on delay– Package parasitics
• Varistors (MOVs)– clamps (not crowbars)– should thermally fuse
• Transistors– Power Mosfets
• vertical structure– IGBTs– “TopSwitch”– modules– Bipolars
• Triggered semiconductors– SCR’s
• crowbar applications• Phase-controlled bridges• high power
– Unijunctions
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Do's and Don'ts of Using MOSFETs• Be Mindful of
– Reverse blocking characteristics of the device• A vertically conducting device
– Handling and testing power HEXFETs– Unexpected gate-to-source voltage spikes– Drain or collector voltage spikes induced by switching
• Pay attention to circuit layout
• Do not exceed the peak current rating• Stay within the thermal limits of the device• Be careful when using the integral body-drain diode• Be on your guard when comparing current ratings
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MOSFET Gate Drive Characteristics • Gate drive -vs- base drive
– Driving HEXFETs from linear circuits– TTL gate drive for a standard HEXFET?– The universal buffer
• The most important factor in gate drive: The impedance of the gate drive circuit
• Gate drive approaches– Simple and inexpensive isolated gate-drive supplies
• Optocouplers, pulse transformers, choppers, photovoltaic generators
– Bootstrap gate-drive supply
• Maximum gate voltage and the use of Zeners
• Driving in the MHz? Use resonant gate drivers – Power dissipation of the gate drive circuit is seldom a problem
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Paralleling MOSFETs
• General Guidelines– Steady State Sharing
• The inherent positive temperature coefficient provides dc (steady state) sharing while in the on-state!
– Dynamic Sharing at Turn-On• Requires close matching of gate-threshold voltages• Avoid gate resonance by using ferrite gate beads (few nH)• Must have matched inductive paths• Clamping MOSFETS are beneficial
– Dynamic Sharing at Turn-Off• Requires some matching of gate-threshold voltages• Requires close matching of “Miller Capacitance” path• Must have matched inductive paths
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Diode Reverse Recovery
Buck Load
tatb
tn
IRR
IF
Abrupt Recovery
Recovery produces sharp current transients and EMI
tatb
tn
IRR
IF
Soft Recovery
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Safe Operating Area - the holy grail
SOA combines transient and thermal limits
ID
VDS
Steady state (DC) limitFusing currentThermal path limit
Transient thermal limit
Breakdown limit
Switc
hing s
peed
dc -t
o- pu
lsed
MAXIMUM POWER AREA
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Capacitors - Circuit Equivalent
• Ceramic– high frequency– sensitive to thermal transient
• Tantalum– polarized, also organic leads– high energy density
• Electrolytic, also oscon– polarized – highest energy density
Staged for reducing ESR
C
• Equivalent Circuit– R, L, C– limited internal temperature
from “RMS heating,” i.e. current ripple
ESL
ESR
leakage
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Magnetics - Circuit Equivalent
Xl
Xp XsRp
Cs
Approx.: Xl = 10 *Xp
• Transformers– Leakage is loss of coupling from primary to secondary– Skin effect is determined by copper and core magnetic fields
• litz wire and foil help in high-frequency designs– Thermal hot-spots of most concern:
• from high flux densities in core• from eddy current losses in core and wires• potting can trap heat
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The Dual Faces The Dual Faces ofof
Power MOSFETSPower MOSFETSGetting the heat out with Getting the heat out with Synchronous RectificationSynchronous Rectification
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Synchronous Rectification - Output Drop
• For output voltages < 3.3V, the best case efficiency can be approximated by
Vd is the voltage drop due to the output diodes
%100xVdVout
Vout
As voltage requirements from micro-processor’s and logic drop, efficiency becomes a problem
load
Boost
dc source
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Synchronous Rectification - Efficiency
• The best Schottky diode voltage is 0.25V and high current Schottky diodes are as high as 1V
• For example, 1V@100A converter with 0.5V for Vd, can have an efficiency of 67% best case
• For every 100W out, 50W is wasted as heat!
• Other advantages for increasing efficiency– Greater utilization of AC feeder capacity– Reduced electrical bill for the customer – Increased reliability with less thermal issues – More “green” friendly
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Synchronous Rectifiers• Solution is to use Synchronous
Rectifiers
• Replace or parallel the output diode with a low Rds-on Fet
• For this to work, the Fet must turn on when the current is in the direction of the diode
• I x Rds-on < Vd
• Efficiency of 90% can be achieved with 1V@100A power supply!
I
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Synchronous Rectifiers - Notables
– If the current reverses and the Fet is on, you have a short-circuit condition across, usually, a transformer
– Timing is critical– The MOSFET body diode may come on– Placing a Schottky diode in parallel with the body diode will not,
in all cases, reduce power loss – Ramp down effect– Very low Rds-on Fets require a large amount of gate drive energy
• For example, a 1V@100A converter, 2% efficiency loss to gate drives is not uncommon
What to watch out for
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– Circulating current can be as high as several hundred amps
– Solution is to shut sync rect off at light loads
Synchronous Rectifiers - Parallel Modules– Some PS can source and sink current– At light loads, this could happen with parallel modules
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The Circuit is aThe Circuit is aComponentComponent
Insights into Power Insights into Power PackagingPackaging
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Electric
Magnetic
Electromagnetic
Thermal
Mechanical
Chemical
Photonic
Electrical v. Physical Circuits
Power electronic circuits [PHYSICAL CIRCUITS] condition and convert many energy forms!
We do not do ONLY electrical designs
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Skin Effect
Finite resistance
Lead Inductance
Coupled Capacitance
Inter-Conductor Capacitance
Typical Electrical Structure
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R = l / (t × w)
let l / w = 1 = “one square”
Rsheet = / t [ / sq. ]
A corner is 0.559 squares
wt l
l
Conductor Resistance -Sheet Resistance
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Metal Density Resistivity Thickness (mils) DC Resistance (msq)(gm/cc) ( cm) 1oz 2oz 3oz 1oz 2oz 3oz
Al (6061) 2.72 2.83 4.41 8.83 13.24 0.252 0.126 0.084Cu (110) 8.94 1.72 1.34 2.68 4.03 0.504 0.252 0.168
Gold 19.3 2.2 0.62 1.24 1.87 1.393 0.696 0.464Silver 10.19 1.59 1.18 2.36 3.53 0.531 0.266 0.177Tin 7.29 11.5 1.65 3.29 4.94 2.75 1.375 0.917
“1 oz. copper” is weight for one square foot
Thickness and Resistance from Common Conductors
Conductor Thickness
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Calculate the voltage drop and power loss of the output leads for a 5V, 100A supply. Consider 1oz., 2oz. and 3oz. copper conductors.
No. of squares for both sides is: Squares =
=For 2oz. copper Rtotal =
= Vleads = Pleads =
Terminal
Terminal
~.22
~1
Cap
??
DC Power Supply Example - Output Conductor Resistance
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Calculate the voltage drop and power loss of the output leads for a 5V, 100A supply. Consider 1oz., 2oz. and 3oz. copper conductors.
No. of squares for both sides is: Squares = 2(1 + 0.56 + 0.56 + 0.22)
= 4.68 sq.For 2oz. copper Rtotal =(0.252 msq) (4.68 sq)
=1.18 m Vleads = (1.18 mmV
or 2.8% Pleads = (118 m) (100 A) 2 = 12 W
Terminal
Terminal
0.56
~.22
~1
Cap
~1
0.56
0.56
0.56
DC Power Supply Example - Output Conductor Resistance
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Cu "thickness" 1oz 2oz 3ozResistance (mOhm) 2.8 1.4 0.7Voltage Drop (mV) 280 140 70Power Loss (W) 28 14 7
Output Conductor Resistance
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• Substrate Coupling
Example:
Conductor #1: 100mils x 1 inch
Conductor #2: 400mils x 1 inch
Substrate: ceramic loaded polymer, 3 mils thick, r = 6.4
Find Capacitance:
C =
Coupled Capacitance
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Coupled Capacitance
• Substrate Coupling
Example:
Conductor #1: 100mils x 1 inch
Conductor #2: 400mils x 1 inch
Substrate: ceramic loaded polymer, 3 mils thick, r = 6.4
Find Capacitance:
C1 = 47.9 pF, C2 = 192 pF
C = C1 series with C2 = 38.3 pF
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Example: Switching current
coupled into header from FET drain.
FET: 400mils2, tf = 20 ns
(+20 mil conductor periphery)
(+100 mils2 drain bond pad)
(+200 mils x 400 mils drain lead)
Substrate: Al2O3
25 mils thick, r = 9.4
Voltage source: 425 Vdc
continued
Vd
Ground Coupling
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Find Capacitance:
Find switching current:
i = C (dV/dt )
i =
400mils2
Bond Pad100mils2
Drain Lead100x200mils
??20mils
Ground Coupling (continued)
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400mils2
For ceramic loaded polymerC = 136 pF and i = 2.9 A
For ceramic loaded polymerC = 136 pF and i = 2.9 A
Bond Pad100mils2
Drain Lead100x200mils
20mils
Ground Coupling (continued)
• Find Capacitance:A = 0.284 in2 = 183 mm2d = 25 mils = 0.635 mmThen: C = 24 pF (d-s Cap)
• Find switching current:i = C (dV/dt )
= 24 pF (425/20ns)i = 0.51 A
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•Self Inductance of Conductors
Minimum is non-coupled in free space
Xe ( sq ) = Ll
L = R = ( 2 )-1
l = (sinh sin ) / ( cosh cos )
t /
t is the thickness (m)
f, skin depth
is conductivity in (s/m)
f is frequency
is permeability ( x 10-7 H/m)
Inductive Effects Non-Transmission Line Mode
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Example - High Frequency Lead Inductance
Calculate the per-square self-inductance of a 1oz, 2oz and 3oz
copper lead needing to conduct a 1MHz signal.
For 1oz copper:
m, t /
Lmsq, l = 0.172
Xe = 22.4 sq, or Le = 3.57 pF / sq
1oz 2oz 3ozXe ( sq ) 22 45 67Le ( pH / sq ) 3.6 7.1 11
Self-Inductance, Cu @ 1MHzNote: max self-inductance =
( 4f-1 /
2
Inductive Effects
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Non-ferrous headers
Aluminum
Copper
Si C
Al Si C
Ferrous headers / substrates
Invar ( 64% iron, 36% nickel )
Kovar ( 54% iron, 29% nickel, 16% cobalt)
Ferrite (substrates)
Porcelainized steel (substrate)
Inductive Loops
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Junction Temp (C)
Fai
lure
Rat
e (
/105 r
uns)
Junction Life Statistics
50, 0.005
100, 0.05
150, 0.2
Primary Causes of failure in avionics equipment
Vibration20%
Dust6%
Humidity19%
Temperature
55%
Temperature as the Culprit
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Factors affecting T
Convection/conduction in medium Chip size Chip attach Heat spreader Conductor type and thickness Substrate type and thickness Substrate attach Heatsink
Thermal Issues
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Power Supply
P0 / Pi , Pl = P0 ( 1 -
Load
P0, zero % efficient electrically
For first-level type packaging (e.g.. chip and wire) the thermal area densities are equal:
Pl / Aps = PL / AL
Load
Pl
P0Pi PL
heat heat
PwrSupply
Rule of Areas (Hoppy’s Rule)
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0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
For thermal enhancements (e.g. thermal vias) a Thermal Density ratio, TDr , is defined
TDr = ke, l / ke, ps
where ke is an equivalent thermal conductivity for that area.
Then TDr ( Pl / Aps ) = PL / AL
Aps / AL = TDr (
Aps/AL
TDr=1
Rule of Areas (continued)
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R = 1 tk A
i q
v T
R R
Chip
Solder
Conductor
Spreader
Substrate
Attach
Attach
Baseplate
Heatsink
1 l A
R =
R [] = v[V] / i [A]
R [oC/W] = T [oC] / q [W]
Thermal Resistance Model - 1D
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Thermal Typical Thickness T(°C) Material Conductivity R/cm2 (mils) IGBT
(W/m °C) (°C/kW cm2) @0.2kW/cm2
Silicon (Si) Solder (95Pb-5Sn)Molybdenum (Mo)Alumina (Al2O3)Aluminum Nitride (AlN)Beryllia (BeO)Aluminum Silicon Carbide (AlSiC)Aluminum (Al)Copper (Cu)Polymer CeramicGlass Epoxy (FR-4)Thermal Grease
42161724437
26-
-2.64763000924
1441025
2525-
-4 (3oz)6204
8.483.449-
5.2-
-0.5295600185
Comparative Thermal Resistances (°C/kW cm2)
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36010220463551
1.27*
Materialwidth (mm)
depth(mm)
thick(m)
k(W/m °C)
SiSolderCuAl2O3
Al
AlSiC
10.210.212.715.215.2
15.2
10.210.212.715.215.2
15.2
* in mm
846339326240
170
Si
DBC
Al2O3
Al
AlSiC
Example Structure
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Si
DBC
Al2O3 Al
AlSiC
R = (t / A) / k
t = thickness, A= width x depth
R, total = 0.198 °C/WR, total = 0.198 °C/W*in mm
10.210.212.715.215.215.2
R(°C/W)layer t (m) w(mm) w’(mm) D(mm) D’(mm) Ae(mm2)
SiSolderCuAl2O3
AlAlSiC
360102203635511.27*
10.210.210.411.011.012.3
10.210.212.715.215.215.2
10.210.212.715.215.215.2
103103107121122152
0.0410.0160.0030.1050.0010.002
One-Dimensional Model -Using Bulk Dimensions-
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Assumption : For an isotropic material, heat flows laterally at the same rate it flows vertically.
Hence: A = (Wu + t)(Du + t)
R = (t / A) / k
Material
width (mm)
depth(mm)
thick(m)
k(W/m °C)
SiSolderCuAl2O3
AlAlSiC
10.210.212.715.215.215.2
10.210.212.715.215.215.2
360102204635511.27*
* in mm
846339326240170
R = 0.232° C/WR = 0.232° C/W
Si
DBC
Al2O3Al
AlSiC
- ” 45° ” Spreading Angle -
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Acer
a2 a2
n = tan-1(kn / kn+1)
A’n = [W’n + 2tn tan (n)]
R,n = (tn / A’n) Kn
W > tn tan (n)
Example Spreading Angles
Composite Material
SpreadingAngle in *
DBC* on Al2O3
DBC* on BeOCu* on Fr-4AlSiC* on Al
85°57°89.8°30°
Acu
Asi
- Adjustable Spreading Angle -Thermal interaction of layers changes the thermal spreading
angle,
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Si
DBC
Al2O3Al
AlSiC
Layer Angle (°) W’(mm) D’(mm) A’(mm2) Rq (°C/W)
SiSolderCu
Al2O3
AlAlSiC
0086
6.25530
10.2 10.2 16.0(12.7)12.813.014.5
10.2 10.2 16.0(12.7)12.813.014.5
104104 ---107165169209
0.0410.016 ---0.0030.1480.0010.036
Rq = 0.290° C/W
Adjusted Spreading for Structure
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Presentation Goes Off-Line
We break to another topic.
See supplemental material.
Review of packaging paraphernalia
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Design Design Approaches Approaches
and Toolsand Tools
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In the Best of Designs...
The Goodthe Bad and the Ugly
Compliments of Celestica, Inc.
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Presentation Goes Off-Line
We break to another topic.
See supplemental material.
Review of physical hardware
Compliments of Celestica, Inc.
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Simulating Simulating RealityReality
Our best guess at Our best guess at Mother NatureMother Nature
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Overview on Design Tools
DevicePhysics
ComponentModeling
CircuitSimulation
SpecificCircuits
Pisces, Fielday, Ansoft
FEM Based
Simulators
Pspice, AWB, SIMetrix, SimplisSPICE based
or State-Space
Simulator
Webench, SMS, SwitcherCAD
Design Programs for Power Supplies
Eas
e o
f U
se
Physical Level
Co
st $$$
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FEM Design Tools
• Pisces and Fielday, IBM tools, simulate semiconductor devices at the electron level
• Ansoft simulator models electro-magnetic devices with FEM– On the right is a
gapped ferrite core showing the flux lines
Expensive and require significant learning
See additional Ansoft foils
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SPICE Design Tools
• Pspice1, AWB1 and SIMetrix2 use time differentials for solving circuits.
• Good for modeling electrical circuits
• Transistor and op-amps are modeled as equivalent circuits
• On the right is a simple circuit and waveform from Pspice
Easy to use but requires circuit design experience and $$$
1=Cadence, 2=Simetrix inc
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SPICE Design Tools - Limitations
• Need to simulate long times to look at control loop behavior in milliseconds, yet ...
• SPICE will calculate in nanoseconds because of the time domain calculations
• One solution is to use “Average Models,” where the switching waveform is averaged out.
• Models require mathematical definitions and a good understanding of the subject
When simulating switchmode supplies, SPICE has limitation
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State-Space Design Tools
• Another solution is to use a state-space simulator such as Simplis1
• Simplis calculates based on the topology and only at the switching points
• Simulation speed for switchmode power supplies is improved up to 100X
• You can enter the circuit as is
1=Transim Corp
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Webench Design Tool - www.webench.com• Webench is a design
tool from National Semi. in conjunction with Transim Corp.
• Webench helps you pick the IC, simulate and build.
• Within Webench is Websim which uses Simplis as the simulation engine
• Webench is a Web based tool
• Very easy to use and free but not flexible
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SMS Design Tool
• The program – helps the user
select the appropriate controller IC
– designs and selects components
– easy to use but not flexible
– free
• Great for the novice that needs a quick power supply design
Switcher Made Simple (SMS) is a PC program from National Semi., in conjunction with Transim Corp
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Input FilteringInput Filtering(Not selective hearing)(Not selective hearing)
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Input Filter
• Why is an input filter needed ?– Reduce ripple current from the PS– Prevent filter oscillation– Reduce the di/dt of the load reflected back to the input
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Input Filter
• Ideally, Iin should be a clean DC current
• There will be the ripple current, Irip, from the PS switching stage
• To reduce the input ripple, use an L-C network on the front-end of the power supply
• The resonant frequency << Fsw
IripIin
Time
– Reduce ripple current from the PS– Prevent filter oscillation– Reduce the di/dt of the load reflected
back to the input
Why is an input filter needed ?
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Input Filter
• If the resonance of L1,C1 is around Fsw of the PS, a large amount of current can oscillate between L1 and C1
• The amount of current depends on the Q of L1 and C1
• Very common if L1 is just the board trace between the PS and the Vin source
• This oscillation can depend on the length of board trace!
• Adding an inductor will lower the resonance and make this parameter controllable
• If the resonance of L1 and C1 still a problem, dampen it with an R-C across L1 or use lossy core material for L1
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Input Filter
• Another problem arises if L1 and C1 have a large Q
• Even if the resonance is less than Fsw, this peaking effect can cause problems with the control loop
• This resonant frequency can show up on the output of the power supply
• Again, solutions are either an R-C across L1 or use a lossy core material for L1
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Input Filter
• Another characteristic is reduction of input di/dt during load transients– Problems caused in the Vin bus
• Ringing on the board traces• Vin not able to respond to load change
• Solution: absorb the load energy – How?
• Large cap on Vin bus – PTH parts on SMT board? No• Adding more output caps to absorb the energy? Expensive -
No• Add second stage filter? Inexpensive SMT parts - Yes
– First filter L1,C1 filters the high-frequency switching components. Second filter L2,C2 is a low-pass filter to smooth out the reflected load transient
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Input Filter
Shown is a two-stage filter with input current and load current
Beware of inter-stage oscillations
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A Different A Different Approach to a Approach to a
DESIGNDESIGNOptimally Selecting Packaging Technologies
and Circuit Partitions Based on Cost and PerformanceAPEC’ 2000 Conference
John B. Jacobsen and Douglas C. Hopkins
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Full-Cost Model
Other OH
Depreciation
Wages
Packaging materials
MaterialsCost
Pac
kagi
ng M
ater
ials
& P
rodu
ctio
n C
osts
(con
trol
labl
e)
Minimum packaged
Comp. packaging
components
Ove
rhea
dS
tand
ard
unit
cos
t
MaterialsCost
ProductionCost
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Centers of Cost
• Materials cost*
• Production cost*– *Full Cost
• Partitioning cost
• Product business cost (return on investment for development of one product)
• Company business cost (return on investment for cross products)
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Centers of Cost (con’d)
• Materials cost represent direct costs of packaging materials.
• Production cost includes factors for wages and product volume, but are independent of material costs.
• Partitioning cost is incurred for each technology used.
• Full cost combines material costs and production costs.
• Product business cost, i.e. return on investment for development of one product, is an investment in future payback. The total cash flow from development until end of production determines the business costs for a product.
• continued
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Centers of Cost (con’d)
• Company business cost, i.e. return on investment for cross-product usage, reflects the cost of sub-optimization within one single product. – Reusing the same packaging technologies, designs (diagrams)
and even physical circuits (building blocks) across different products should be measured at the company level. The value of building blocks becomes obvious through savings in repetitive development costs and maintenance of function
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Production Cost Dependency by Volume
10k 32k 100k 320k 1000k
Products/Year
0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
500%
600%
700%
Pro
duct
ion
Cos
t
Other overhead costs
Depreciation
Wages
yr - 2000
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Cost Variation Within a Technology
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Surface Density
Rel
ativ
e C
ost
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Packaging & Production Costs
Packaging Performance:(electrical, thermal, mechanical
TF module& leadframe
FR4 Chang
ing te
chno
logy
to ch
ange
dens
ity
Functionalintegration within
technology
110 SMDs14 leadet
70 SMDs7 leadet
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Relative Cost of Technologies
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Surface Density
Rel
ativ
e C
ost
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1DBC
Packaging & Production Costs
Packaging Performance: electrical, thermal, mechanical
TF &Plated Cu
IMS
FR4
Hot Embossing
Performance
Circuit cost bychange in technology
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Relative Packaging & Production Cost
Hot
Em
boss
ing
FR
4 C
u( 2
x35u
m)
FR
4 C
u( 4
laye
r )
IMS
(1
laye
r on
Al)
TT
F
DB
C(
0,63
Al2
O3
)
Z-s
trat
e C
u( 2
laye
r)
TF
mu
ltila
yer
Substrate Technology
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Rel
ativ
e C
ost
Substr/in2
leaded auto/10 comp
SMD/10 comp
Power chip& wire/10 comp
Integrated res/10 comp
Relative to 1 in2 of FR4
ab
c
dd
a
b
d
c
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Relative Production Cost per Technology
Leaded-manual Leaded-auto Power chip & wire SMD-auto
Assembly Technology
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Cos
t/co
mpo
nent
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