SEMIDRIVERTM
Sixpack IGBT and
MOSFET Driver
SKHI 61 (R)
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SEMIDRIVERTM
Sevenpack IGBT and
MOSFET Driver
SKHI 71 (R)
Preliminary Data
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PIN array
Primary side PIN array
Fig. 1 Bottom view of the SKHI 61 / SKHI 71
Secondary side PIN array
Pin Symbol Function Pin Symbol Function
01 BS Auxiliary earth connection 11 +15V Supply voltage
02 BOT3 Driver signal BOT HB3 12 +15V Supply voltage
03 TOP3 Driver signal TOP HB3 13 TDT1 Deadtime bit #1
04 BOT2 Driver signal BOT HB2 14 TDT2 Deadtime bit #2
05 TOP2 Driver signal TOP HB2 15 SEL Deadtime on/off
06 BOT1 Driver signal BOT HB1 16 BSTD Aux. earth for deadtime adjustment
07 TOP1 Driver signal TOP HB1 17 _ERRIN _External error signal input
08 _ERR _Error output Sixpack-driver 18 NC reserved
09 BSS System earth connection 19 BRK Driver signal additional switch
10 BSS System earth connection 20 _BERR _Error output additional switch
Pin Symbol Function Pin Symbol Function
01 R
Gate
Gate resistor input 04 V
CET
2 VCE-threshold #2
02 V
CET
1 VCE-threshold #1
03 E Emitter input 09 V
CE
Collector input
connection secondary side
connection primary side
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SEMIDRIVER
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SKHI 61 and SKHI 71
General properties and functions
The SKHI 61 and SKHI 71 are 6- and 7-channel drivers for
IGBT- and MOSFET-modules and can be soldered
directly onto the PCB. The drivers are physically
separated.
Since all subassemblies necessary for operation have
been integrated, there is no need for external components
except for the gate resistors and the V
CE
-circuitry.
V
CE
-thresholds and the blanking time are adjustable by
integrating additional resistors and capacitors according to
the customer's specifications.
Interlocking time can be adjusted by simple bridging of
connector pins. The driver is equipped with a separate
error input for immediate turn-off when receiving error
signals from external components (e.g.
over-temperature).
The independent seventh driver channel of the SKHI 71
guarantees for simple realisation of brake chopper, boost
converter or PFC-circuit applications. By bridging of
connector pins the driver error signal is transmitted directly
to the SIXPACK-driver for turn-off.
Technical information
I. Primary side
The driver input signals may be transmitted directly to the
driver inputs by the controller. The input signal circuit was
designed to accept a wide voltage range (see table 1). The
typical voltage level is at HCMOS level of V
DD
=5V
(0V=Off, +5V=On).
However, also 15V-signals may be applied with the same
turn-on/turn-off thresholds without additional
requirements. In this case the input resistance will be
different (see table 1).
Table 1: Input voltage level and input impedances
Error input signal
The error input signal can gather error signals of other
hardware components, such as temperature sensors, in a
"wired-or"-connection for direct turn-off of the driver. In this
case an external pull-up resistor must not be connected.
Note: It is not possible to connect the error output of the
SKHI 61/71 to an error input of the SKHI 61/71. But the
error output of the chopper driver (SKHI 71) can be
connected directly to the error input.
Status Level / V Input Impedance
min typ max Ch. 1-6 Ch7
ON 5V 4,0 5,0 5,5 60 kΩ2,4 kΩ
ON 15V 4,0 15,0 15,6 7 kΩ 1,6 kΩ
OFF 0V -0,7 0 1,5 60 kΩ2,4kΩ
Error output signals
i) 6pack - driver
The error signal of the 6-PACK driver is equipped with an
active push-pull output buffer which switches towards zero
Volt in case of an error and actively towards + 5 V under
operating conditions. The error memory may only be
reset, if no error is pending and all cycle signal inputs are
set to LOW for t > 9 µs at the same time. If any other
external signals are intended to be connected to the error
signal _ERR, the _ERR-signal must be uncoupled (see
Figure 2) .
Fig. 2 _ERR-Signal in an „open-collector“-circuit
Table 2: Error output signal ratings
ii) chopper driver (only SKHI 71)
The error output signal of the additional driver has been
designed as an open collector output. A pull-up resistor
against the controller's +V
CC
has to be connected to the
controller input for error indication. In case of error, the
signal is turned towards earth (zero Volt/ active LOW),
otherwise the output will be highly resistive. The error
signal of the additional switch will only be active as long as
the input signal is on High-level. It is not logically
connected to the other six input signals. The error signal
of the additional switch may also be directly connected to
the error input of the SIXPACK-driver, without requiring an
external pull-up resistor. This may be advantageous, if the
SIXPACK-driver has to be turned off in case of e.g. a
brake chopper error or if only one error signal is evaluated
by the controller.
State
_ERROR Level / V I / mA Typical error memory
set back time
min max max 6-PACK seventh
driver
Error 0 0.8 5 16µs 7µs
No error 4 5 5
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Equation 1
Equation 2
The V
CE
-threshold cannot be increased, so that the preset
value of 5,8 V is the maximum value.
V
CE
-monitoring can also be suppressed by connecting the
collector pin V
CE
of one driver to the belonging emitter pin
E and not to the collector of the power semiconductor.
Fig. 3 Course diagram: TOP and BOT-inputs and signal
Error compared to TOP and
BOT-Gate-Emitter-signal (valid for all halfbridges).
Fig. 4 Connection principle of a power switch with a
specifically adjusted V
CE
-threshold
Fig. 5 Maximum rating for output gate charge per pulse
R
VCE
kΩ[ ] 11 86,
5 4,0,93 V
CE
–
------------------------------------- 4,75–=
C
VCE
nF[ ] t
blank
µs[ ] 72,75 R
VCE
kΩ[ ]+( )⋅
R
VCE
kΩ[ ] 4,75 +( ) 36,08⋅
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0,1–=
Vce- ERROR
with Soft
Turn Off
t
pERRESET
t
dERR
t
TD
BOT
Gate- Emitter
TOP
Gate- Emitter
t
dIO
Error
BOT
TOP
t > t
TD
t
blank
+0,3us
t
soft turn off
0V
5V
0V
5V
5V
0V
14,9V
0V
-6,5V
14,9V
0V
-6,5V
0 kHz
10 kHz
20 kHz
30 kHz
40 kHz
50 kHz
60 kHz
0,0 µC 0,1 µC 0,2 µC 0,3 µC 0,4 µC 0,5 µC 0,6 µC 0,7 µC 0,8 µC 0,9 µC 1,0 µC 1,1 µC 1,2 µC
gate charge
switching frequency
Ta = 55°C
Ta = 85°C
Configuration pins
The configuration pins serve to adjust the TOP/BOTTOM
interlocking time of all halfbridges. Due to the special pin
design the interlocking time can be adjusted by a simple
connection to the BSTD terminal (BSS potential) on the
PCB without requiring external components.
Table 3: Values for interlocking time adjustment „X“ = no
effect
)+ TOP and BOTcan be switched simultaneously!
II. Secondary side
We have provided for five terminals per input. Two of them
are required for driving the IGBT, one is for short-circuit
protection. The remaining two have been designed for
optional adjustment of the V
CE
-threshold.
IGBT-driver signals
We have provided for one gate- and one emitter input pin
per power switch, i.e. there is one gate resistor for turn-on
and turn-off each. The earth connection of the driver is
directly connected to the IGBT's emitter via the emitter
input, whereas a resistor of at least 10 Ω has to be
connected to the gate circuit. This resistance is the
minimum limit value controlled by the driver output buffer
in order to limit the pulse currents to their peak value.
A 20 kΩ-resistor has been interconnected between gate
and emitter (for the case that the supply voltage breaks
down).
Table 4: Gate-emitter-voltage at T
A
= 25 °C
V
CE
-threshold and V
CE
-monitoring
V
CE
-monitoring is done by connection of the driver
collector pin to the collector of the power semiconductor.
If the turn-off threshold for short-circuit protection is to be
reduced (standard 5,8 V), a resistor has to be connected
between the V
CET1
-threshold#1 pin 2 and V
CET2
-
threshold#2 pin 4 (see fig. 4; Value to be calculated by
equation 1). Please do not forget to adapt the blanking
time
1
accordingly.
This can be done by attaching a capacitor (value to be
calculated by equation 2) between V
CE
-threshold (pin 2)
and earth (pin 3). The V
CE
-threshold may be adjusted to a
minimum value of about 3 V (R
VCE
= 0 Ω).
Pin 4µs
(factory set) 3 µs 2 µs 1 µs no
inter-loc
k )
+
TDT1 open open GND GND X
TDT2 open GND open GND X
SEL open open open open GND
Gate-Emitter-voltage min Typ max Unit
OFF (neg.) -10 -6.5 -5 V
ON 14,4 14,9 15,4 V
Temperature drift 12 14 16 mV/K
1. Blanking time: time between turn-on of the power
semiconductor and V
CE
-registration
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Fig. 6 Maximum cycling frequency at Q
GE
= 1000 nC vs
temperature
The application range can be calculated by the average
output current of 20 mA and the repetetive acceptable
peak current of 2 A. It has to be considered that the curves
are valid for Q
gmax
= 1 µC only.
The maximum switching frequency f
max
may be calculated
with the following formula, the maximum value however
being 50 kHz due to switching reasons:
fmax (kHz) = 2*10
4
/ Q
GE
(nC)
operating the SKHI 61: besides the operating voltage only
the six driver signals TOP1...BOT3 and the driver error
output signal are connected to the controller on the
primary side. The secondary side is working with the
preset V
CE
-threshold of 5,8 V.
Fig. 7 and 8 show examples for connection of a SKHI 71
for the application with MiniSKiiP (SKiiP 32 NAB 12) and
the following adjustments:
• Temperature monitoring of the power semiconductor
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• V
CE
-threshold : 4,8 V
• Interlocking time : 2 µs
• Error blanking time for V
CE
-threshold : 4 µs
Application Hints
To adjust different V
CE
thresholds there is needed an
additional resistor R
VCE
and a capacitor C
VCE
for each
switch.
Gate resistor : R
G
= 33 Ω
V
CE
-threshold resistor: intended U
VCE
= 4,8 V
Applying equation 1 R
VCE
will result in
Next value taken from the E24-range: 8,25 k. The
threshold voltage is recalculated with 8,25 kΩ.
V
CE
-threshold at 4,82 V.
For the capacitor the blanking time may be calculated as:
t
blanking
= 4 µs
Thus there can be chosen a capacitor of 680 pF.
R
VCE
kΩ[ ] 11,86
5,4 - 0,93 4,8⋅
----------------------------------- 4,75[kΩ]– 7,9kΩ= =
C
VCE
nF[ ] 4 72,75 + 8,25( )⋅
8,25 + 4,75( ) 36,08⋅
-------------------------------------------------- 0,1– 590pF= =
Fig. 7 SKHI 61 block diagram
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Fig. 8 Examply circuit for a SKHI 71 connected to the primary side
NOTE: If the _ErrorOut-signal of the additional switch (here brake chopper) is also needed for other evaluations, a
Schottky diode has to be connected as shown in the figure above to uncouple the signal. Furthermore there has to be
connected a pull-up resistor to the additional error output. It is useful to use a capacitor (typ. 100 pF, absolute maximum
2,2 nF) at the _ErrorIn to avoid undesired couplings.
Fig. 9 Dimensional drawing, layout
View: tooling side (top view, driver put on top of the PCB)
Measurements taken in [mm]
Grid of connector pins; gaps between pins: RM2,54
Pin dimensions : 0,64 mm x 0,64 mm ; length 3,2 mm
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Fig. 10 Measurements in [mm] for solder pads (as a proposal for the design) and solder pad gaps (partial drawing)
Mounting Hints
The temperature of the solder must not exceed 265°C, and solder time must not exceed 4 seconds. The ambient
temperature must not exceed the specified maximum storage temperature of the driver. The driver is not suited for hot
air reflow or infrared reflow soldering processes.
The driver hast two drill holes (inner diameter: 1,8mm) for fixing the driver on PCB with self tapping screws 30x8
(e.g. EJOT PT). The maximum immersion depth of the screws may not exceed 9 mm. The details of screw head design
can be chosen by the user.
All electrical and mechanical parameters should be validated by user´s technical experts for each application.
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