Fuse on PiN silicon diode monolithic integration for new fail-safe power converters topologies

Amirouche Oumaziz (1, 2) , Frédéric Richardeau (1) , Abdelhakim Bourennane (2) , Emmanuel Sarraute (1) , Éric Imbernon (3) , Ayad Ghannam (4)

1 LAPLACE-CS - Convertisseurs Statiques
2 LAAS-ISGE - Équipe Intégration de Systèmes de Gestion de l'Énergie
3 LAAS-TEAM - Service Techniques et Équipements Appliqués à la Microélectronique
4 3DiS Technologies

In this paper, a first concept of monolithic integration of a fuse on a silicon PiN diode is realized and experimentally characterized. An integrated fuse on PiN diode allows fast cutoff , with low I²T (less than 2 A².s) and short pre-arcing times (4 to 6 µs). These fuse-on-diode components are intended for failsafe topologies power converter, aiming for more compact and reliable applications. The fuses were electrothermally designed using Comsol Multiphysics™ and TCAD Sentaurus™ simulations were carried out to study their integration on PiN diodes. Characterization and experimental tests were carried out after components realization.

Mots clés: fuse; monolithic integration; fail-safe converter; safe inverter leg; short-circuit protection

Domaines: Energie électrique

Amirouche Oumaziz, Frédéric Richardeau, Abdelhakim Bourennane, Emmanuel Sarraute, Éric Imbernon, et al.. Fuse on PiN silicon diode monolithic integration for new fail-safe power converters topologies. Electrimacs 2022 -14th International Conference of TC-Electrimacs Committee, May 2022, Nancy, France. ⟨hal-04132175v1⟩