IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v15y2022i20p7608-d942971.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Unipolar Arc Ignited Partial Discharge for 650-V AlGaN/GaN HEMTs during the DC Breakdown Voltage Measurement

Author

Listed:
  • Jian-Hsing Lee

    (Device Engineering Department, Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu 300094, Taiwan)

  • Chih-Cherng Liao

    (The Institute of Electronics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan)

  • Yeh-Jen Huang

    (Device Engineering Department, Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu 300094, Taiwan)

  • Ching-Ho Li

    (The Institute of Electronics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan)

  • Li-Yang Hong

    (Device Engineering Department, Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu 300094, Taiwan)

  • Yeh-Ning Jou

    (Device Engineering Department, Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, Hsinchu 300094, Taiwan)

  • Ke-Horng Chen

    (The Institute of Electronics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan)

Abstract

Without the Fluorinert solution and proper pad design, the high–voltage (HV) transistor used during the DC breakdown voltage (V bk ) measurement might be damaged by the partial discharge (PD) in the air if its V bk is close to one thousand volts or more. From the waveform measurement, the PD in the air occurred at 650 V HV GaN HEMTs during the V bk measurement, it is ignited by the unipolar arc, and it is not ignited by the avalanche breakdown. This is based on the fact that the current falls below zero ampere to become a negative current, and the voltage rises so that it is higher than the setting voltage of the DC meter at the onset of the PD, thus corresponding with the electrons, leaving the plasma to cathode, and enabling a build–in potential to exist in the plasma. Then, the PD ignites because the current starts to rise in order to allow for a positive spike current; the voltage level subsequently falls and a lower voltage reading is obtained.

Suggested Citation

  • Jian-Hsing Lee & Chih-Cherng Liao & Yeh-Jen Huang & Ching-Ho Li & Li-Yang Hong & Yeh-Ning Jou & Ke-Horng Chen, 2022. "Unipolar Arc Ignited Partial Discharge for 650-V AlGaN/GaN HEMTs during the DC Breakdown Voltage Measurement," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:20:p:7608-:d:942971
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/20/7608/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/20/7608/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Xiaohua Zhang & Bo Pang & Yaxin Liu & Shaoyu Liu & Peng Xu & Yan Li & Yifan Liu & Leijie Qi & Qing Xie, 2021. "Review on Detection and Analysis of Partial Discharge along Power Cables," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-21, November.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Tanachai Somsak & Thanapong Suwanasri & Cattareeya Suwanasri, 2021. "Lifetime Estimation Based Health Index and Conditional Factor for Underground Cable System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Simone A. Rocha & Thiago G. Mattos & Rodrigo T. N. Cardoso & Eduardo G. Silveira, 2022. "Applying Artificial Neural Networks and Nonlinear Optimization Techniques to Fault Location in Transmission Lines—Statistical Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-24, June.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:20:p:7608-:d:942971. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.