Learning Through Reference Designs: A Conversation on Gate Driving for Traction Inverters
A conversation with Dr. Pradeep Shenoy from Texas Instruments about the details of a reference design for an isolated gate driver using SiC switches in electric vehicle applications.
Links:
EV Traction Inverter Diagram: https://eepower.com/new-industry-prod...
Traction Inverter Diagram: https://www.ti.com/solution/traction-...
https://www.ti.com/tool/TIDM-02014
Isolated Gate Driver: https://www.ti.com/product/UCC5880-Q1
0:00 Opening
0:52 Traction Inverter Background
3:12 Reference Designs - Why Use Them?
4:23 Dr. Pradeep Shenoy - Introduction
4:55 Traction Inverter EV Application
6:24 Reference Design Overview
8:15 Isolated Gate Driver Overview
9:27 Gate Driver Schematic
10:42 Need for Isolated Gate Driving
11:43 Difference From Bootstrap Capacitor
13:58 System Schematic with Isolated Driver Supply
14:54 Reason for Positive and Negative Driving Voltages
16:51 Challenge of Designing for High Efficiency
19:23 Ending Screen