Experimental investigations of static and transient current sharing of parallel-connected silicon carbide MOSFETs

An Experimental performance analysis of a parallel connection of two 1200/80 MΩ silicon carbide SiC MOSFETs is presented. Static parallel connection was found to be unproblematic. The switching performance of several pairs of parallel-connected MOSFETs is shown employing a common simple totem-pole driver. Good transient current sharing and high-speed switching waveforms with small oscillations are presented. To conclude this analysis, a dc/dc boost converter using parallel-connected SiC MOSFETs is designed for stepping up a voltage from 50 V to 560 V. It has been found that at high frequencies, a mismatch in switching losses results in thermal unbalance between the devices.