GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide Visit www.gansystems.com for the latest version of this user's guide. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 1 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DANGER DO NOT TOUCH THE BOARD WHEN IT IS ENERGIZED AND ALLOW ALL COMPONENTS TO DISCHARGE COMPLETELY PRIOR HANDLING THE BOARD. HIGH VOLTAGE CAN BE EXPOSED ON THE BOARD WHEN IT IS CONNECTED TO POWER SOURCE. EVEN BRIEF CONTACT DURING OPERATION MAY RESULT IN SEVERSE INJURY OR DEATH. Please sure that appropriate safety procedures are followed. This evaluation kit is designed for engineering evaluation in a controlled lab environment and should be handled by qualified personnel ONLY. Never leave the board operating unattended. WARNING Some components can be hot during and after operation. There are NO built-in electrical or thermal protection on this evaluation kit. The operating voltage, current and component temperature should be monitored closely during operation to prevent device damage. CAUTION This product contains parts that are susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Always follow ESD prevention procedures when handling the product. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 2 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contents 1 2 3 4 Overview..............................................................................................................................................................6 1.1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................6 1.2 IMS Evaluation Module - Technical Description ..................................................................................7 1.3 IMS-based Power Stage Design ...............................................................................................................8 1.3.1 IMS Board thermal design ...................................................................................................................8 1.3.2 Control and power I/O ....................................................................................................................... 10 1.3.3 IMS Board Design ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.3.4 Gate driver board ................................................................................................................................ 13 1.3.5 Evaluation module assembly ............................................................................................................ 15 Using the IMS evaluation module with the mother board GSP65MB-EVB ............................................. 17 2.1 VDC Input Fusing ................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Optional Over Current / Current Sense Protection Circuit ............................................................... 18 2.3 12V input .................................................................................................................................................. 19 2.4 PWM control circuit ................................................................................................................................ 19 2.5 Installation of IMS evaluation module ................................................................................................. 21 2.6 Operation modes ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Test Results ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 3.1 Double pulse test (GSP65R13HB-EVB, 650V/13m) .......................................................................... 24 3.2 Open-loop Synchronous Buck DC/DC operation (GSP65R25HB-EVB, 650V/25m) .................... 24 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................... 26 4.1 IMS Power Board .................................................................................................................................... 26 4.2 IMS Gate driver board ............................................................................................................................ 28 4.3 Full bridge Mother Board GSP65MB-EVB).......................................................................................... 33 GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 3 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List of Figures Figure 1 GS66516B GaNPx SMD Package ...............................................................................................................7 Figure 2 Cross-section view of a single layer IMS board ......................................................................................8 Figure 3 Comparison of Junction to Heatsink thermal resistance (RthJ-HS) (Estimated based on GS66516B) ..9 Figure 4 GSP65RxxHB-EVB Functional Block Diagram ...................................................................................... 10 Figure 5 IMS Boards ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Figure 6 J2/J5 header connection for gate drive .................................................................................................... 12 Figure 7 IMS gate driver board ............................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 8 Gate driver circuit ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 9 Cross section view of IMS assembly showing the power Loop path ................................................. 14 Figure 10 IMS evaluation module assembly ......................................................................................................... 15 Figure 11 Recommended footprint for GSP65RxxHB-EVB (unit: mm) ............................................................. 16 Figure 12 Circuit block diagram of full bridge mother board ............................................................................ 17 Figure 13 GSP65MB-EVB ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 14 DC Bus input and protection circuit ..................................................................................................... 18 Figure 15 PWM control input and dead time circuit ........................................................................................... 19 Figure 16 External PWM input and selection circuits ......................................................................................... 20 Figure 17 Double pulse test setup .......................................................................................................................... 24 Figure 18 Double pulse test waveforms (400V/120A).......................................................................................... 24 Figure 19 Open Loop Buck DC/DC Test Setup..................................................................................................... 24 Figure 20 Buck DC/DC Efficiency and thermal measurement (400-200V, 80kHz, 0-2.4kW) ......................... 25 Figure 21 Test waveforms (400Vin, 200Vo, 80kHz, Po=2.4kW).......................................................................... 25 GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 4 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ List of Tables Table 1 Ordering configuration and part numbers ................................................................................................7 Table 2 Part numbers and Description ....................................................................................................................7 Table 3 Performance comparison of 3 thermal design options for SMT power devices...................................9 Table 4 Description of J1 control pins .................................................................................................................... 11 Table 5 IMS board identification markings .......................................................................................................... 12 Table 6 List of PWM selection jumpers.................................................................................................................. 20 Table 7 Jumper settings for JP4-JP7 ........................................................................................................................ 21 Table 8 Evaluation Platform Configurations ....................................................................................................... 22 GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 5 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction A frequent challenge for power designers is to engineer a product that has excellent power density while simultaneously reducing the cost of the system. This IMS evaluation platform demonstrates an inexpensive way to improve heat transfer, to increase power density and reduce system cost. An Insulated Metal Substrate PCB (IMS PCB) is used to cool GaN Systems' bottom-side cooled power transistors. An IMS PCB is also known as Metal Core/Aluminum PCB. Examples of applications that have successfully used this approach include: * * * * Automotive: Industrial: Server/Datacenter: Consumer: 3.3kW-22kW on board charger, DC/DC, 3- inverter, high power wireless charger 3-7kW Photovoltaic Inverter and Energy Storage System (ESS), Motor Drive / VFD 3kW Server ACDC power supply. Residential Energy Storage System (ESS) This evaluation platform consists up of a motherboard and IMS evaluation modules The IMS evaluation modules are configured as a half bridge and are available in 2 power levels; 2-4kW and 4-7kW. IMS Evaluation Module With these building blocks, the evaluation platform can be purchased in 4 different configurations: low power and high power, half bridge and full bridge. The IMS Evaluation modules can also be purchased independently to be used with the users' own board for in-system prototyping. Table 1 lists the ordering options. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 6 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table 1 Ordering configuration and part numbers CONFIGURATION IMS HALF BRIDGE MODULE 3 kW Half Bridge QTY 1 - GSP65R25HB-EVB 6 kW Half Bridge QTY 1 - GSP65R13HB-EVB 3 kW Full Bridge QTY 2 - GSP65R25HB-EVB 6 kW Full Bridge QTY 2 - GSP65R13HB-EVB MOTHERBOARD QTY 1: GSP65MB-EVB Table 2 Part numbers and Description PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION GaN E-HEMT GSP65MB-EVB High Power Mother Board N/A GSP65R25HB-EVB GaN E-HEMT Half Bridge Evaluation Module 650V/25m GS66516B GSP65R13HB-EVB GaN E-HEMT Half Bridge Evaluation Module 650V/13m 2 x GS66516B 1.2 IMS Evaluation Module - Technical Description Using this platform, power designers can evaluate the performance of GaN Systems' E-HEMT (Enhancement mode High Electron Mobility Transistor) in high power and high efficiency applications. The IMS evaluation module is populated with the newest and highest power E-HEMT from GaN Systems. The GS66516B is a bottom-side cooled E-HEMT, rated at 650V/25m. The embedded GaNPX(R) SMD package has the following features: * * * * Dual symmetrical gate and source sense (kelvin source) for flexible PCB layout and paralleling. Large power source/thermal pad for improved thermal dissipation. Bottom-side cooled packaging for conventional PCB or advanced IMS/Cu inlay thermal design. Ultra-low inductance for high frequency switching. Drain Power Source/ Thermal Pad Gate Kevin Source Kevin Source a) GS66516B Package Gate b) Footprint (view from top) Figure 1 - GS66516B GaNPX(R) SMD Package The IMS evaluation module is a two-board assembly that includes GaN E-HEMTs, gate drivers, isolated DC/DC supply, DC bus decoupling capacitors and a heatsink to form a fully functional half bridge power stage. It was designed for users to gain hands-on experience in the following ways: GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 7 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ * * * * * 1.3 1.3.1 Evaluate the GaN E-HEMT performance in any half bridge based topology, over a range of operating conditions. This can be done using either the accompanying power motherboard (P/N: GSP65MB-EVB) or with the users' own board for in-system prototyping. Use as a thermal and electrical design reference of the GS66516B GaNPX(R) SMD Package in demanding high-power applications Design concept for compact GaN smart power modules (or IPMs) Evaluate the performance of GaN E-HEMTs in parallel, for high power applications. Achieve high power density with its vertical design concept. IMS-based Power Stage Design IMS Board thermal design An IMS board assembly uses metal as the PCB core, to which a dielectric layer and copper foil layers are bonded. The metal PCB core is often aluminum. The copper foil layers can be single or double-sided. An IMS board offers superior thermal conductivity to standard FR4 PCB. It's commonly used in high power, high current applications where most of heat is concentrated in a small footprint SMT device. SMT Power Package Copper Foil: * Typ. 1-4oz (35-140um) up to 10oz Dielectric Layer: * Electrical insulation * Typ. 30-200um thickness * Thermal conductivity: 1-3W/mK Metal Substrate/Base * Electrically isolated * Aluminum or copper Figure 2 Cross-section view of a single layer IMS board As high-speed Gallium Nitride power devices are adopted widely, the industry is trending away from through-hole packaging (TH), towards surface mount packaging (SMT). Traditional TH devices, such as the TO-220, are no longer the appropriate choice because their high parasitic inductance and capacitance negate the performance benefits offered by GaN E-HEMTs. SMT packaging, such as PQFN, D2PAK and GaN Systems' GaNPX(R), by comparison, offer low inductance and low thermal impedance, enabling efficient designs at high power and high switching frequency. Thermal management of SMT power transistors must be approached differently than TH devices. TO packages are cooled by attaching them to a heatsink, with an intermediary Thermal Interface material (TIM) sheet for electrical high voltage insulation. The traditional cooling method for SMT power devices is to use thermal vias tied to multiple copper layers in a PCB. The IMS board presents designers with another option which is especially useful for high power applications. The IMS board has a much lower junction to heatsink thermal resistance (RthJ-HS) than FR4 PCBs, for efficient heat transfer out of the transistor. As well, assembly on an IMS board has lower assembly cost and risk than the TH alternative. The manual assembly process of a TO package onto a heatsink is costly and prone to human error. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 8 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table 3 compares 3 different design approaches for cooling discrete SMT power devices. While the cost is lower for a FR4 PCB cooling with thermal vias, the IMS board offers the best performance for thermal management Figure 3 provides a quantitative comparison of the thermal resistance for the 3 design options. The IMS board clearly comes out ahead. Table 3 Performance comparison of 3 thermal design options for SMT power devices FR4 PCB with Cu inlay FR4 PCB Cooling with Vias IMS PCB IMS Boa rd The rm al gre ase TIM Cu-inlay TIM Thermal resistance Good Better Best Electrical Insulation No, additional TIM needed No, additional TIM needed Yes Cost Lowest High Low Advantages * Standard process * Lowest cost * Layout flexibility Design challenges * High PCB thermal resistance * Layout flexibility * Improved thermal compared to thermal vias * Lowest thermal resistance * Electrically isolated * Cu-inlay surface coplanarity * High TIM thermal resistance * Layout limited to 1 layer * Parasitic inductance * Coupling capacitances to the metal substrate Figure 3 Comparison of Junction to Heatsink thermal resistance (RthJ-HS) (Estimated based on GS66516B) GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 9 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following additional measures were taken to optimize the design further. * The half bridge design was implemented as a two-board asssembly. The gate drive circuitry was assembled on a multi-layer FR4. This included the gate driver ICs, an isolated DC/DC converter to power the driver IC, and DC decoupling capacitors. The GaN E-HEMTs were mounted to the IMS board. This approach addressed the shortcomings of implementing the design on a single layer IMS board. * To mate the IMS board to the FR4 driver board, small pitch low profile SMT headers were used. The short loop lengths optimized parasitic gate inductance. * While a large copper area is preferred to maximize heat spreading and handle high current, the area of copper at the switching node (high dv/dt) needs to be minimized to reduce the parasitic coupling capacitance to the metal substrate. An IMS board with thicker dielectric layer (100um) was chosen on this design to further reduce this effect. Refer to Figure 9 for more detail. 1.3.2 Control and power I/O The functional block diagram of the IMS evaluation module assembly is shown in figure 4. Gate Driver Board IMS PCB Heatsink J1 VDC+ VDC+ 12V 12V 5V Iso. DC/DC EN 5V PWMH EN PWML Si8271 PWMH GHx_G QH(1-2) GHx_SS GND PHASE 12V Iso. DC/DC 5V Cdc EN Si8271 GLx_G QL(1-2) J1 GLx_SS PWML VDC- VDC- Gate driver Board VDCPHASE VDC+ IMS PCB Figure 4 GSP65RxxHB-EVB Functional Block Diagram The three power pins are * CON1: VDC+, Input DC Bus voltage * CON2: Phase, Switching node / phase output * CON3: VDC- Input DC bus voltage ground return. o Note that control ground GND on J1 is isolated from VDC- on CON3. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 10 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The control pins on connector J1 are described in table 4. Table 4 Description of J1 control pins PIN DESCRIPTION 12V +12V bias supply for gate drive. This feeds to the input of two isolated DC/DC (12V-9V) to generate isolated +6/-3V gate drive bias. 5V +5V bias supply for gate driver IC. EN Enable input. Logic low disables all the gate drive outputs. If not used the pin can be pulled up to 5V and it is recommended to add a small 0.1uF capacitor to filter noise. PWMH High side PWM logic input for top switch Q1. It is compatible with 3.3V and 5V PWML Low side PWM logic input for bottom switch Q2. It is compatible with 3.3V and 5V GND/0V 1.3.3 Logic inputs and gate drive power supply common ground return. IMS Board Design Low side GaN Switches High Side GaN Switches (Q2/Q4 in parallel) (Q1/Q3 in parallel) Low side GaN Switch Q2 High Side GaN Switch Q1 DC Link pins: J1/J4: VDC+ J3/J6: VDCFor DC decoupling caps, not for DC current Gate/Driver Source pins: J2: High side; J5: Low side Power Terminal pins: For DC current CON1: VDC+; CON2: PH; CON3: VDC- IMS BOARD FOR GSP65R25HB-EVB IMS BOARD FOR GSP65R13HB-EVB Figure 5 IMS Boards The IMS board is populated with the following components: * Q1-Q4: GS66516B E-HEMTs in a half bridge configuration. o 6kW GSP25R13HB-EVB: Q1/Q3 (high side) and Q2/Q4 (low side). Devices are paralleled. o 3kW GSP25R25HB-EVB: Only Q1 and Q2 are populated. * CON1, CON2, CON3: o SMT M3 stud power terminals (Wurth Electronics, P/N: 7466213). o These terminals are designed to carry the main current. * J2-J5: SMT 2x2 header (Samtec P/N: FTM-102-02-L-DV) for gate driver connections. o For optimum parallel operation of the GaN E-HEMTs, individual Gate (G) and Source Sense (SS) resistors should be used to ensure a symmetric gate loop layout. G and SS on each device are brought to the driver board separately by J2/J5 as shown in figure 6. By utilizing the dual gate feature on GS66516B package, an optimum symmetric gate loop GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 11 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ layout is easily achieved. For additional detail, refer to GaN Systems' application note GN004, Q3-SS Q3-Gate Q1-SS Q1-Gate Figure 6 - J2/J5 header connection for gate drive * R1-R4: 10K pull-down resistors. o These resistors prevent accidental gate turn-on or overvoltage induced by static or miller capacitor feedback when the gate driver circuit is not active (during start-up) or malfunctional. * J1, J3, J4 and J6: 2x8 SMT headers (Samtec P/N: FTM-108-02-L-DV-P-TR) for DC coupling capacitors. o Note: These pins are NOT designed to carry DC main current. o Together with the DC coupling capacitors on the driver board, they are designed to create a balanced and low inductance power loop path for high-frequency current across the half bridge. The two versions of the IMS board can be identified by the markings described in table 5. Table 5 IMS board identification markings EVB PART NUMBER GaN E-HEMT IMS BOARD MARKINGS GSP65R13HB-EVB GS66516B x 2 in parallel (Q1-Q4) HBPMDB16BD GSP65R25HB-EVB GS66516B x 1 (Q1, Q2) HBPMDB16B GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 12 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.3.4 Gate driver board U1/U2: High/low side Gate Driver Si8271GB-IS J1: Control Pins C1-C4: DC Decouplijng Caps Temperature Monitoring Holes for Tcase VDC- PHASE J4-J7: 2x8 Receptacles for power loop VDC+ VDC- VDC+ CON1-CON3: Power Terminals. a) PS1/PS2: 12-9V Isolated DC/DC J2/J3: Gate/Source Sense Top view b) Bottom view Figure 7 - IMS gate driver board A gate driver board was designed to mate closely with the IMS board. It provides the half bridge gate drivers for the half bridge GaN E-HEMTs and DC link decoupling capacitors. It also enables the IMS board to be mounted vertically for high power density design. * Half bridge gate drivers: high and low side gate drivers, fully isolated. o U1 and U2 are the isolated gate drivers (Silicon Labs P/N: Si8271) o PS1/PS2 are 12-9V isolated power supplies (RECOM P/N: R1S-1209/HP) which are then divided to +6/-3V to power the gate drivers. o R7, R9, R10 and R11 are small distributed gate and source resistors, used on each paralleled device to reduce gate ringing or oscillation. o R8 provides additional gate resistance to control the turn-on slew rate. Figure 8 Gate driver circuit GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 13 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ * DC link decoupling capacitors: As it is challenging to create low inductance power loop on singlelayer IMS board, DC decoupling capacitors are placed on multi-layer gate driver PCB. The power loop path is highlighted as below. Figure 9 - Cross section view of IMS assembly showing the power Loop path * Power terminals and control I/O: CON1-CON3 are designed so that the IMS evaluation module can be mounted vertically. The PCB tabs are edge-plated and can be wave-soldered to the main board. Alternatively, the power cables can be directly screwed onto the M3 screw post for power connections. J1 is populated with a 2x3 standard 0.1" pitch right angle header which be either soldered or attach to the socket on the main board. * Temperature monitoring holes: 4 holes are located on the center of 4 GaN E-HEMTs to assist with the temperature monitoring during operation. An IR camera can be used to monitor the case temperature through these holes. The temperature measured at the center of GaNPX(R) package will be close to the TJ. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 14 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.3.5 Evaluation module assembly Figure 10 - IMS evaluation module assembly The photos in Figure 10 shows show how the IMS evaluation module is assembled. The bill of materials is provided for reference. If repair or customization is required, please note the following: * Brass washers (#5) are required on 3 screw terminals to level off the terminals and connectors. * When dismounting the driver board (#1): o Remove 3 nuts and washers. o To avoid damaging the SMT header pins, gently wiggle the driver board until the connectors are loose and pull it up straight. * Two M3 hex screws provided on the bottom side of the heatsink are used. The IMS evaluation module allows users to easily evaluate the GaN performance in their own systems. Refer to the recommended footprint drawing of GSP65RxxHB-EVB as shown below: GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 15 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 11 9 7 10 8 6 2 3 4 5 Figure 11 Recommended footprint for GSP65RxxHB-EVB (unit: mm) GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 16 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Using the IMS evaluation module with the mother board GSP65MB-EVB BUS+ Power Source VDC- PHASE A Gate Driver Cooling Fan VDC+ IMS module A Load VIN DSP/Sig Generator PWM DC/DC 12V 5V PWM DT Generation Gate Driver Bench Power Supply Cooling Fan PGND PHASE B BUS- IMS module B Figure 12 Circuit block diagram of IMS mother board OCP/CS (not included) IMS Evaluation Module - Phase A DC Link capacitors VDC Input + DC Bus Sensing Test Points DC BUS+ PHASE A 12VAUX 12-5V Power Supply PHASE B PWM Input DC BUS- Dead time generation circuit Ext. PWM and CTRL I/O IMS Evaluation Module - Phase B Figure 13 GSP65MB-EVB GaN Systems offers a high-power mother board that can be purchased separately. The ordering part number is GSP65MB-EVB. It can be used as a platform for evaluating the IMS evaluation module in any half or full bridge topology. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 17 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.1 VDC Input Fusing Figure 14 DC Bus input and protection circuit The DC bus input on the motherboard are through connectors CON1 (VIN+) and CON2 (PGND). F1 is a 500V/30A-rated fuse for system protection. In case a lower DC bus voltage and higher than 30A current are required, bypass F1 and use external circuit breaker or fuse for protection. 2.2 Optional Over Current / Current Sense Protection Circuit Note: The mother board does not ship with Over Current Protection (OCP) or Current Sense (CS) circuitry. By default, U2 is bypassed by JP1-JP3. However, the motherboard design is provisioned for adding an externally designed fast Over Current Protection (OCP) or current sensing (CS) circuit. A non-populated footprint is available to the user. It consists of two screw terminals and a 2x5 header as shown in figure 14. If needed, users can design their own OCP or CS circuit and connected it to the mother board using these connections. A few examples of how this can be used are * Use an IGBT driver with de-sat protection as a solid-state circuit breaker for input power control and OCP. * For current sensing, a hall effect sensor can be added to the circuit to feed the CSOUT output to a DSP controller board. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 18 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ * 2.3 For current monitoring with a scope probe, a simple wire loop can be soldered across the two terminals. 12V input The motherboard is powered from a 12V source, through connector J2. An on-board voltage regulator provides 5V for the IMS evaluation modules and control logic circuits. J1 and J3 provide 12V to power the cooling fans. 2.4 PWM control circuit DNP: Do Not Populate Figure 15 PWM control input and dead time circuit GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 19 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 16 External PWM input and selection circuits The PWM signals of top and bottom switches on both phase legs can be individually selected by the jumpers JP4-JP7. Users can choose between 2 pairs of independent complementary on-board internal PWM signals (non-inverted and inverted) with dead time or external high/low side drive signals from J8 or J9. Two channels of independent on-board dead time generation circuits are included on the mother board. Dead time is controlled by RC delay circuits. The default dead time is set to approxmimately 100ns. Potentiometers locations are provided (TR1-TR4, not populated) to allow fine adjustment of the dead time if needed. WARNING! ALWAYS double check the jumper setting and probe PWM signals before applying power. Incorrect PWM inputs or jumper settings may cause device failures. Table 6 List of PWM selection jumpers Phase Leg Phase A Phase B GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 Switch position High side Jumper JP5 Name PWMH_A Probe test points TP8 Low side High side Low side JP7 JP4 JP6 PWML_A PWMH_B PWML_B TP10 TP7 TP9 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 20 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table 7 Jumper settings for JP4-JP7 2.5 Position 1 2 Jumper Setting OFF EXT Description Disabled External PWM Signal Source 3 4 5 6 INT1P INT1N INT1P INT1N Internal Phase #1 non-inverted Internal Phase #1 inverted Internal Phase #2 non-inverted Internal Phase # 2 inverted J6: Phase Input 1 J6: Phase Input 1 J7: Phase Input 2 J7: Phase Input 2 J8/J9 Installation of IMS evaluation module Follow the steps below to install the IMS evaluation module onto the motherboard: 1. 2. 3. 4. Remove M3 hex screws and washers on the bottom side of module. Place the brass washer onto the 2 matching mounting holes on mother board and then insert the IMS evaluation module. Install the M3 screws from the bottom side. Ensure that 2 washers are in place between the heatsink and mother board as they are needed to level off J1 and 3 power terminal tabs. Tighten the screws, and solder J1 and 3 power terminals from the bottom side. GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 21 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.6 Operation modes The Evaluation Platform can be configured into different topologies and operation modes as shown below Table 8 Evaluation Platform Configurations HALF BRIDGE FULL BRIDGE BOOST MODE Double Pulse Test Full Bridge LLC Synchronous Boost DC/DC VIN+ VDC+ Gate Driver VDC+ RL PHA Cr Lr Co RL PGND L1 PHA VIN C1 Gate Driver PHB VIN+ VDC+ Gate Driver + PGND Gate Driver PGND L1 PHA Gate Driver Gate Driver VIN+ + - PHB + - PHB PGND PGND PGND PGND PHA + RL PGND PHB VDC+ VDC+ Lo PHA RL Lr Co Gate Driver C1 Gate Driver VIN+ VIN+ L1 Totem Pole PFC Gate Driver Gate Driver VDC+ + - Gate Driver VIN+ Phase Shift Full Bridge RL PGND PHA PHB PHB PGND PGND PGND Gate Driver PGND VIN+ VDC+ + - PHA Cr Lr Co RL PGND Interleaved Totem Pole PFC VDC+ Gate Driver VIN+ + - Full Bridge Inverter VIN+ PHA L1 RL PGND PGND PHB PHA L2 L1 L2 RL Gate Driver Gate Driver Gate Driver Co PHB VDC+ Gate Driver Half Bridge LLC L1 Vac Gate Driver Synchronous Buck DC/DC Vac PHB PGND PGND DUAL ACTIVE BRIDGE Single Phase Half Bridge Inverter Dual Active Bridge (with 2 mother boards) VIN+ C1 L1 PGND PHB C2 PGND GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 VDC+ PHA PHA Lr RL PGND RL (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. PHB PHB PGND PGND Gate Driver Gate Driver Co VDC+ Gate Driver Gate Driver PGND PHA + - Gate Driver + - VDC+ Gate Driver VIN+ www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 22 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HALF BRIDGE 3 PHASE MOTOR DRIVE 3-Phase Motor Drive (with 2 mother boards) VIN+ PHA A Gate Driver PGND PHB PGND GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. C PHC Gate Driver PGND B VDC+ VIN+ Gate Driver NOTE: In operating modes where the DC bus is on the output side (Boost, PFC etc.), it is recommended to bypass fuse F1 and OCP circuit on the mother board. Additional circuit protection can be installed on the input side if needed. VDC+ Gate Driver + - PGND www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 23 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 3.1 Test Results Double pulse test (GSP65R13HB-EVB, 650V/13m) Test condition: VDS = 400V, ID = 120A, VGS = +6V/-3V, L = 40uH, No RC Snubber, TJ =25 Measured peak VDS = 520V and 80V/ns dv/dt Reliable hard switching with 2x GS66516B in parallel is achieved at full rated current * * * VIN+ Gate Driver VDC+ + - 40uH ID Vsw Gate Driver PGND PHA PHB PGND Figure 17 Double pulse test setup Figure 18 Double pulse test waveforms (400V/120A) Open-loop Synchronous Buck DC/DC operation (GSP65R25HB-EVB, 650V/25m) * * VIN+ + PGND Test condition: VIN = 400V, VOUT = 200V, fsw=80kHz, Po=2.4kW, TAMB = 25. Peak efficiency 98.8%; Device case temperature 65 @ full load VDC+ Gate Driver 3.2 PHA L1 Gate Driver C1 RL PHB PGND Figure 19 Open Loop Buck DC/DC Test Setup GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 24 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 20 Buck DC/DC Efficiency and thermal measurement (400-200V, 80kHz, 0-2.4kW) a) 400-200V, 2.4kW output b) Zoom in at high side turn-off Ch#2 (blue): Inductor current, 10A/div Ch#3 (purple): Switching node Voltage, 100V/div c) Zoom in at high side turn-on Figure 21 Test waveforms (400Vin, 200Vo, 80kHz, Po=2.4kW) GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 25 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 4.1 Appendix IMS Power Board IMS power board Schematics (for GSP65R13HB-EVB) IMS power board Schematics (for GSP65R25HB-EVB) IMS power board Assembly Drawing (for GSP65R13HB-EVB) GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 IMS power board Assembly Drawing (for GSP65R25HB-EVB) (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 26 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IMS power board Top Layer (for GSP65R13HB-EVB) IMS power board Top Layer (for GSP65R25HB-EVB) IMS Power board bill of materials Description SMT POWER TERM M3 Connector header 1mm pitch SMT 2x8 Connector header 1mm pitch SMT 2x2 GAN TRANS EMODE 650V 60A BOT SIDE COOL RES, 1%, 0603 Manufacturer Manufacturer P/N Wurth Electronics 7466213 GSP65R13HB-EVB Designator QTY CON1, CON2, CON3 SAMTEC FTM-108-02-L-DV-P-TR J1, J3, J4, J6 SAMTEC FTM-102-02-L-DV GSP65R25HB-EVB J2, J5 Designator QTY 3 CON1, CON2, CON3 3 4 J1, J3, J4, J6 4 2 J2, J5 2 gan systems GS66516B Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 4 Q1, Q2 2 generic generic 0603 1% R1, R2, R3, R4 4 R1, R2 2 GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 27 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.2 IMS Gate driver board IMS gate driver board schematics GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 28 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide Top assembly drawing _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 29 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide Bottom assembly drawing _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 30 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IMS gate driver board layout (6-layer PCB) GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 31 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IMS gate driver board bill of materials DESCRIPTION DESIGNATOR QTY MANUFACTURER PARTNUMBER 1F 10% 630V Ceramic Capacitor X7R 2220 (5750 Metric) C1,C2, C3, C4 4 Knowles Syfer 2220Y6300105KXTWS2 CAP, CERM, 0.1uF,10V +/-10%, X7R, 0402 C5, C9 2 AVX Corporation 0402ZD104KAT2A CAP, CERM, 0.1uF,16V +/-10%, X7R, 0805 C6, C10 2 Samsung CL21B104KOANNNC CAP CER 2.2UF 16V X5R 0603 C7, C8,C11, C12 4 Murata GRM188R61C225KE15D DIODE ZENER 6.2V DZ1, DZ2 2 ON Semiconductor MM3Z6V2ST1G HEADER PIN 2X3 R/A J1 1 Samtec TSW-103-08-L-D-RA 2x2 Sucket J2, J3 2 Samtec CLM-102-02-F-D-TR 2x8 Sucket J4, J5, J6, J7 4 Samtec CLM-108-02-F-D-P-TR DC/DC CONV SMD 1W PS1, PS2 2 Recom Power R1S-1209/HP RES SMD 1 OHM 1% 1/16W 0402 R1, R3, R4, R5, R7, R9, R10, R11 8 Yageo RC0402FR-071RL R2, R8 2 Yageo RC0402FR-0710RL R6, R12 2 Yageo RC0805FR-071KL IC ISOL GATE DRIVER SINGLE U1, U2 2 Silicon Labs SI8271AB-IS PCB for MCHPMDRV PCB 1 Shenzhen Sprint PCB RES SMD 10 OHM 1% 1/16W 0402 RES SMD 1K OHM 1% 1/8W 0805 GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 32 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Full bridge Mother Board GSP65MB-EVB) GSP65MB-EVB Schematics 4.3 GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 33 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GSP65MB-EVB Assembly Drawing (Top component side) GSP65MB-EVB Assembly Drawing (Bottom side) GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 34 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Top layer Mid layer 1 Mid layer 1 Bottom layer GSP65MB-EVB PCB layout GSP65MB-EVB Bill of Materials GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. www.gansystems.com Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 35 RCPT1 RCPT2 R1, R2, R3 R4, R6, R8 R5, R10 R7, R9, R11, R12 TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5, TP6, TP7, TP8, TP9, TP10, TP11, TP12 TR1, TR2, TR3, TR4 U1 U2 U3, U4 2 3 3 2 4 GSP65RXXHB-EVB UG rev. 171219 (c) 2017 GaN Systems Inc. Manufacturer Please refer to the Evaluation Board/Kit Important Notice on page 37 Keystone Electronics HEX NUT 5/16" NYLON 8-32 CAP CER 0.1UF 25V X7R RADIAL 1 C20 Murata TE Connectivity TE Connectivity Keystone Electronics Keystone Electronics Bourns STMicroelectronics GAN SYSTEMS Fairchild Semiconductor TE Connectivity Stackpole Electronics Yageo Yageo Philips Mepco Lugs Direct Diodes GaN Systems Littelfuse TE Connectivity TE Connectivity Harwin Amphenol Connex Amphenol FCI Amphenol FCI Harwin Sullins Sullins Delta TERM BLOCK BLUG 2POS 5.08MM JUMPER SHUNT SHUNT MNT HOLE STDOFF 8/32 1-1/2" NYLON TESTPOINT SCOPE GRABBER TRIMMABLE RESISTOR LINEAR REGULATOR 5.0V OCP/SSCB MODULE QUAD 2-IN POS NAND SCH CONN RECEPT 2POS 24AWG MTA100 RES AXIAL 5.5MM DIA L=15MM RES, 1%, 0603 RES, 1%, 0603 RES, 1%, 0603 PCB WIRE LUG HIGH CURRENT 6-16AWG DIODE SCHOTTKY 30V 100MA SOD323 650V GAN HIGH BRIDGE IMS DEMO KIT FUSE 3AB 1/4 DIA CONN HEADER VERT 2POS .100 TIN TERM BLK HDR 2POS R/A 5.08MM 03+03 DIL BTM ENTRY SKT BNC JACK STR 50OHM PCB NMT CONN HEADER 20POS DUAL VERT PCB CON HDR 8POS DUAL VERT JUMPER SMD CONN HEADER .100" DUAL STR 4POS CONN HEADER .100" DUAL STR 12POS FAN AXIAL 50X20MM 12VDC WIRE Shenzhen Sprint PCB Samsung ElectroMechanics America, Inc. CAP, CERM, 10 uF, +/-10%, X7R, 0805 Panasonic ECG CAP ALUM 220UF 20% 25V SMD Samsung ElectroMechanics America, Inc. CAP, CERM, 1uF, +/-10%, X7R, 0603 GENERIC CAPACITOR POLARISED Nichicon CAP, CERM, 0.022uF, +/-10%, X7R, 0603 Kyocera AVX CAP, CERM, 100pF,25V +/-10%, X7R, 0603 KEMET CAP FILM 2.2UF 6300VDC RADIAL TDK EPCOS COMMON MODE CHOKE 4.7A 2LN SMD Pulse Electronics PCB BARE Description 1 J2-PLUG 5 JMP1, JMP2, JMP3, JMP4, JMP5 8 M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M10, M11 M13, M14, M15, M16, M17, M18, M19, 8 M20, 12 4 1 1 2 6 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 C4, C8, C13 C5, C6, C7 C9, C14 C10, C15, C18, C19 C11, C12, C16, C17 CM1 CON1, CON2, CON4, CON5, CON6, CON7 D1, D2, D3, D4 DBA, DBB F1 J1, J3 J2 J4, J5 J6, J7 J8 J9 JP1, JP2, JP8 JP3 JP4, JP5, JP6, JP7 M1, M2 3 2 2 4 4 1 2 C1, C3 1 C2 1 PCB1 Quantity Reference FOLLOW ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES INSTALL STDOFF ON BOTTOM SIDE INSTALL ON J2 DO NOT INSTALL DO NOT INSTALL USE TIE WRAP TO MOUNT M1/M2. CRIMP WIRES FROM FAN TO RCPT1/RCPT2, RED(+) at Pin1, and connect to J1/J3 DO NOT INSTALL DO NOT INSTALL DO NOT INSTALL C5 Assembly Note RDER71E104K0P1H03B FOR INSTALLATION OF C20 9607 796634-2 382811-8 4838 74VHC132MX 5010 PV36W202C01B00 L7805CDT-TR 3-640441-2 RSMF3JT47K0 RC0603FR-0710KL RC0603FR-07100RL RC0603FR-071KL 0505030.MXEP 640456-2 796638-2 M20-7850342 112538 71918-120LF 75869-132LF S1621-46R PRPC002DAAN-RC PRPC006DAAN-RC AFB0512VHD B6A-PCB-HEX BAT54WS-7-F CL10B105KA8NNNC LGN2X221MELC50 06035C220JAT2A C0603C101J3GACTU B32674D6225K P0422NLT CL21A106KAYNNNE EEE-FK1E221P Part number GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ www.gansystems.com 36 GSP65RxxHB-EVB 650V High Power IMS Evaluation Platform User's Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Evaluation Board/kit Important Notice GaN Systems Inc. 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