Description: Semiconductor power switches are the main component of modern Power Electronics circuits. This course presents the main power switch types used in traction applications, starting from giving a design perspective and ending giving technological insights.
The course develops on three days. The first one is mainly devoted to the semiconductor part, the second one on the packaging part, both days looking both at design and technology. The third day is mainly groupwork where participants will design an application-specific automotive module.
Day 1
Lecture 1: 08.30-12.00 (F. Iannuzzo, 3h)
· MOSFET, Diodes, and IGBTs.
· Power electronic devices switching theory.
· Emerging (wide bandgap) technologies.
· Power loss calculation.
Lecture 2: 13.00-14.30 (F. Iannuzzo, 1h 30’)
· Condition monitoring.
· Life prediction.
Lecture 3: 14:50-16:30 (E. Hoene, 1h 40’)
· Introduction and motivation for WBG electronics
Day 2
Lecture 4: 08.30-12.00 (E. Hoene, 3 h)
· Introduction on packaging techniques for modern semiconductor power switches.
· Challenges in terms of power density, stray inductance/resistance and reliability.
· Modern interconnection solutions: copper bond wires, low-profile packaging, bondless packaging, etc.
Group work, part 1: 13.00-16.30
Day 3
Group work, part 2: 08.30-12.00
Final lecture: 13.00-16.30 (F. Iannuzzo, 1 h; E. Hoene, 2 h)- Project presentations by groups, Collective project verification and discussion.
Prerequisites: basic knowledge of circuit theory
Form of evaluation: the participants will be grouped and asked to work in team on a real design. Groups will compare and deeply discuss the achievements and the design choices in the final 1-day lecture. Attendees are asked specific questions about the developed design to be answered individually.
Course literature: slides from the lecturers
Organizer: Prof. Francesco Iannuzzo, fia@energy.aau.dk, Aalborg University
Lecturers: Prof. Eckart Hoene, AAU and Fraunhofer IZM
Prof. Francesco Iannuzzo, AAU
ECTS: 3
Date/Time: 8 - 10 November 2023, all days 8:30 – 16:30
Deadline: 18 October 2023
Price: 6000 DKK for PhD students outside of Denmark and 8000 DKK for the Industry excl. VAT
The Danish universities have entered into an agreement that allows PhD students at a Danish university (except Copenhagen Business School) the opportunity to free of charge take a subject-specific course at another Danish university. Guests at AAU Energy can free attend the course.
Payment: A Online link will be announced after deadline for registration
Place: AAU Energy, Aalborg - Pon 101 1.015 (27 pers)
Max no. of participants: 25
- Teacher: Eckart Hoene
- Teacher: Francesco Iannuzzo