EDEM-EconoDual Electrical Series

EDEM-EconoDualTM Electrical Series

Overview
The AgileSwitch EDEM-EconoDual Electrical driver provides monitoring and fault reporting information to
enable better control and analysis of an IGBT-based power system. The EDEM provides up to 15 Amps of peak
current at an operating frequency up to 30 kHz. The driver includes isolated HI and LO Side DC/DC converters,
an optional 2 pin MTA thermistor connector and provides up to 7 fault conditions that can be reported separately
or as a single fault via the 20 pin control header. All AgileSwitch drivers use automotive temperature grade
components and allow for modifying settings of gate resistors and active clamping.

Configurable Features Key Switch Driver Features

 2-level turn-off time and voltage level  Master-Slave capability for parallel operation
 Soft Shut Down (SSD) time and voltage level  2 X 2W output power
 Desaturation time and voltage level  RoHs & UL compliant
 Dead time  Interface for 3.3V or 5V logic levels
 Fault lockout settings  Gate drive voltage +15V/-10V
 Automatic Reset settings  Peak gate current +15A/-10A
 Power supply under-voltage lockout (UVLO)

Applications
 Solar/PV Inverters
 Wind Turbines
 UPS
 HEV/EV
 Motor Drives
 High Speed Trains/Traction
 Induction Welding, Cutting and Heating
 Frequency Conversion
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System Overview
The basic topology of the driver is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Basic schematic of the EDEM-EconoDual IGBT driver

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Interaction of maximum ratings is dependent on operating conditions
Parameter Description Min Max1 Unit
Supply Voltage VCC to GND 0 18 V
Peak Gate Current Note 1 -10 +15 A
Input Logic Levels To GND -0.5 5 V
Output Power per Gate 2.0 W
Switching Frequency Note 2 30 kHz
Isolation Voltage Primary to Secondary VAC RMS 1 min 3750 V
Working Voltage Primary to Secondary, Secondary to Secondary 1200/1700 V
Creepage Distance Primary to Secondary Side 8 mm
𝑑𝑉/𝑑𝑡 Rate of change input to output 25 kV/μs
Operating Temperature -40 +85 (+100 opt) °C
Storage Temperature -40 +90 °C

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Electrical Characteristics
Conditions: VSUP = +15.0 V, VIN_LOGIC = 5V or 3.3V
Power Supply Description Min Typ Max Unit
Supply Voltage VCC to GND 14 15 16 V
Supply Current Without Load - Note 3 100 120 mA
Average Supply Current Note 3 350 mA
UVLO Level-HI and LO Secondary Side low voltage detect fault level 9 V
VSOFT* 2-level turn-off or Soft Shut Down Voltage 9.5 10 10.5 V

Logic Signal Description Min Typ Max Unit

Input Impedance HI and LO side input level 4.7 kΩ
VIN Low Turn off threshold 0.9 V
VIN High Turn on threshold 2.5 V
Gate Output Voltage Low -9 -10 -11 V
Gate Output Voltage High +14 +15 +16 V
Fault Output Voltage 0.5 V
Fault Output Current Note 4 8 mA
Switching Frequency Note 2 10 30 kHz
HV DC Link Monitoring High Voltage Monitoring Output, description
0 5 V
below
IGBT Short Protection Description Min Typ Max Unit
Desat Monitor Voltage Between Collector and Emitter of IGBT 7.0 V
TDSAT* Activation after IGBT Turn on 6.1 μs
Response Time after Fault 500 ns
Note 1: Input signal should not be activated until 20 ms after power is applied to allow on board DC-DC converter to stabilize.
Note 2: Actual maximum switching speed is a function of gate capacitance.
Note 3: Supply Current with load of 1.0 Ω and 41nF CINPUT + 3,500nC dynamic gate charge at an operating frequency of 10 kHz.
Note 4: Fault lines are open collector and require a pull-up resistor.
Note 5: This timing is when the dead time overlap is set to zero.
* Configurable

High Voltage DC Link Monitoring: The AgileSwitch EconoDual Driver provides an isolated 5V analog output that monitors the High
Voltage (collector C1 to emitter E2) across the IGBT half bridge. The signal has an output impedance of 3 kΩ. It can be safely
connected to ground if not used. The bandwidth of the HV monitor is 2 kHz. It is recommended to add one or two active pole filters on
the host interface board to filter out any noise that might be introduced through the ribbon cable interface. The HV monitor is accurate
to 1% from 150V to 900V at 50 ºC ambient. Over the entire temperature range the accuracy is 2%. To determine the actual High
Voltage from the Monitor signal use the following equation:

𝐻𝑉𝐴𝐶𝑇𝑈𝐴𝐿 = (203 𝑋 𝐻𝑉𝑆𝐼𝐺𝑁𝐴𝐿 ) + 3𝑉

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Interconnects
Controller/Power to Driver Connectors
Connector Type Manufacturer Part Number
Mating Ribbon Cable 20 Pins FCI 71600-120LF
Driver Board 20 Pins FCI 71918-220LF
Master to Slave Driver Connectors (Optional – Please specify if required, otherwise not populated)
Connector Type Manufacturer Part Number
Driver Board 5 Pin TE 5-104363-4
Cable Assembly 5 Pin TE 104257-4
Driver Board 4 Pin TE 5-104363-3
Cable Assembly 4 Pin TE 104257-3
PINOUT

Pin No Signal Pin No Signal

1 Spare 2 Spare
3 Spare 4 Spare
5 VCC – +15V Supply Voltage 6 GND
7 VCC – +15V Supply Voltage 8 GND
9 HI-F – HI-Fault 10 GND
11 HI-D – HI Drive In 12 GND
13 LO-F – LO-Fault 14 GND
15 LO-D – LO Drive In 16 GND
17 AL-F – All Faults (Low when HI-F or LO-F 18 HV-O – HV Output with 3 kΩ impedance or GND
if low)
19 F-RS – Fault Reset (Auto Reset Optional) 20 GND

Recommended Interface Circuitry

Figure 2: EDEM-EconoDual IGBT driver Pin Connector

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Timing Diagrams

Figure 3: Signal input and output timing diagram.

Figure 4: Signal desaturation and fault timing diagram.

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Timing Diagram Values

Conditions: VSUP = +15.0, Temp = 0 ºC to 85 ºC
Description Symbol Min Typ Max Units Notes
Minimum Pulse Width TMIN 1000 ns
Delay Time TD 250 ns
Rise Time TR 100 200 ns Measured from 10% to 90% points on edge,
Measurement Point 1
Fall Time TF 150 250 ns Measured from 10% to 90% points on edge,
Measurement Point 2
Soft Turn Off Time TS 750 850 950 ns
Desaturation Time TDSAT 5800 6100 6400 ns Configurable
Fault Time Delay TFLT 250 300 500 ns
Dead Time TNOV 2500 ns Recommended Time between Inputs
Reset Timing TRES 500 ns
Automatic Reset 5 ms Standard setting of 5 ms. Configurable from
(Optional) 100 µs to 10 ms.

Figure 5: Measurement points for rise and fall time. CINPUT and Dynamic gate charge are from Fuji 2MBI450VN-120-50 IGBT.

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Generic Sample Factory Settings

1. The dead time is set to 2.5 µs and in most applications this amount of "off" time between the HI-Side and
LO-Side IGBTs switching is sufficient to prevent shoot-through from occurring. It is important to
determine this requirement for each specific application. If your application requires a change to dead time,
please contact AgileSwitch.
2. The default Gate resistors for the driver is 1.5 Ω (RgON) and 2.7 Ω (RgOFF). This is a safe range for all
supported IGBTs. For optimum performance, these resistors may be changed from 0.5 Ω up to 5.0 Ω.
3. Desaturation (TDSAT) monitoring is set for 6.1 µs. This can be adjusted from 1 through 9 µs. After 6.1 µs if
the voltage across the IGBT is greater than 7V, a desaturation fault is detected and the IGBT is turned off
and a fault signal is output. Please contact AgileSwitch to change the desaturation monitor time and voltage.
4. All faults are reset by the controller by pulling pin 19 low. Pin 19 must be high for normal operation. It is
recommended to use a 4.7kΩ pull-up resistor. If the Auto Reset option is selected, pin 19 can be a no
connection (NC).
5. The NTC measurement is sent to a two pin connector.
6. The IGBT High Side Collector voltage is monitored through an optional analog voltage on pin 18 of the 20
pin driver board connector.
7. If Auto Reset is not selected, the Fault Reset signal, pin 19, must go low to clear all fault signals. Since the
fault signals are latched, the state of the latches cannot be guaranteed on power up and it is recommended
that the Fault Reset signal be pulled low for at least 500 ns at start up after the power supplies have
stabilized.

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Generic Sample Factory Settings – Fault and Monitoring Conditions

AgileSwitch drivers are designed to provide safe, secure and efficient operation of the IGBT as well as to
provide unparalleled information on the condition of the overall system.

Generic samples are set at the factory to perform certain actions (e.g. turn off the HI side or LO side of the
IGBT) and to report that a fault occurred based on IGBT performance parameters that occur outside of default
ranges. Certain parameters are configurable. Please contact AgileSwitch for details.

All Faults: Any fault condition activates the All Faults line. Based on this occurrence, the controller can
interrogate the Spare lines, as well as the HI/LO Fault lines, for the appropriate Fault Condition Code.
Lockout: The generic sample driver is configured to enable a lockout (requiring a reset from the controller).
This can be changed to either report the fault without turning off the IGBT or automatically reset after 5 ms.

Fault Condition/Action Generic Sample Default Action on IGBT if Output to Lock

Trigger Values Active Controller (if active) out
UVLO – HI See Electrical Characteristics Turn Off HI & LO Side HI Fault Yes1
UVLO - LO See Electrical Characteristics Turn Off HI & LO Side LO Fault Yes1
Desat - HI See Electrical Characteristics Turn Off HI & LO Side HI Fault Yes1
Desat – LO See Electrical Characteristics Turn Off HI & LO Side LO Fault Yes1
Active Clamping – HI Optional – values if active: Active Clamping occurs None No
950V1 (1200V IGBT)
1350V1 (1700V IGBT)
Active Clamping – LO Optional – values if active: Active Clamping occurs None No
950V1 (1200V IGBT)
1350V1 (1700V IGBT)
Cross Latch/Shoot Attempt to turn on both Does not allow turn on HI & LO Faults Yes1
Through IGBTs simultaneously of inactive IGBT until
active is off for 2.5 µs1
If Both IGBTs are on,
turn off HI & LO Side
1 Configurable parameter

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Important Precautions

Caution: Handling devices with high voltages involves risk to life. It is imperative to
comply with all respective precautions and safety regulations.

When installing the ribbon cable, please make sure that power is turned off. Multi-signal values are sent
along this ribbon cable, thus hot swapping may cause damage to the IC components on the board.
AgileSwitch assumes that the gate drive board has been mounted on the IGBT prior to start-up testing. It
is recommended that the user checks that the IGBT modules are operating inside the Specified Operating
Area (SOA) as specified by the IGBT manufacturer including short circuit testing under very low load
conditions.

Recommended Start-Up Testing

1. Connect the Driver through the 20 pin control header to your drive electronics and supply the driver with
+15V.
2. Send the fault reset pin, pin 19, a low signal. Return pin 19 to a high condition. (If Auto Reset is selected,
you may ignore this step.)
3. Check the gate voltage:
a. For the off-state, the nominal gate voltage should be -9V to -12V.
b. For the on state, it is +14 to +16V.
c. Check that the supply current of the driver is within spec with inactive trigger signals and then at the
desired switching frequency.
4. The system is now ready for application testing under load conditions.
5. Check Thermal Conditions to verify that the system is operating within specified temperature range.

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Mechanical Dimensions

Figure 6: Dimensions of the EDEM-EconoDual Electrical Series IGBT driver (+/- 0.1mm)

Dimensions are in mm.

Download the full drawing and model for additional details. Not all components are shown.
EDEM Drawing
EDEM .STEP Model

Revisions
Prepared By Approved By Version Date Description
A. Fender A. Charpentier 20 5/13/2015 PCB Rev 3

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AgileStackTM Power Stack 8,984,197

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