ON Semiconductor EVBUM2704 User Manual

EVBUM2704

VE-Tract Dual EZ Kit
Quickstart Guide

This document is intended to be a guide to explain the
connectivity and usage of the evaluation kit described in the
table below. The evaluation kit is designed to quickly
perform benchmarking or product evaluation at specific
operating conditions in a lab environment. The product

should only be operated and handled by qualified personnel
with sufficient electrical engineering training and
experience.

Applies to the following parts.

Table 1.

NVG800A75L4DSC−EVK 750 V, 800 A based 3−ph

Evaluation kit

Figure 1. NVG800A75L4DSC−EVK

INTRODUCTION

The VE−Trac Dual Evaluation Kit consists of three
VE−Trac Dual power modules (NVG800A75L4DSC)
mounted on dual side cooling heatsink, with a 6−ch Gate
driver board, DC Link capacitor and external hall−effect
current sense feedback for motor control. The kit does not
include a PWM controller. The user must user their on PWM
controller to operate the system. The evaluation kit allows
the customers to evaluate VE−Trac Dual power module
performances in their early stage of inverter development.
The kit can be used as a double pulse tester to measure key
switching parameters or used as a 3−ph inverter for motor
control.

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EVAL BOARD USER’S MANUAL

VE−Trac Dual evaluation kit features:

• Inverter evaluation Hardware kit for EV/HEV Traction

Inverter applications (up to 150 kW)

• VE−Trac Dual NVG800A75L4DSC with 800 A, 750 V

Field stop 4 IGBT/Diode chipset

• Automotive Isolated high current and high efficiency

IGBT gate driver with internal galvanic isolation,
NCD57000

• Implementation of Faster and simpler OCP enabled by

On−Chip Current Sensing feature in the power modules

• Implementation of faster and closer to true Tvj OTP with

integrated to On−Chip Temperature Sensing feature in the
power modules

• Custom designed dual side cooler offers low pressure

drop with excellent thermal performance

• Custom Film DC Link capacitor rated up to 500 VDC,

500 mF.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

ON Semiconductor’s latest generation of IGBTs and
Diodes are incorporated into the VE−Trac Dual products.
The 750 V products use the latest 4
IGBTs from ON Semiconductor.

Block Diagram

In this section, we describe the evaluation kit in detail,
including block diagram, operating conditions, key
components, On−chip current/temperature sensing and
protection features.

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Vin

GNDC

Boost
Based on
NCV8870

20 V

Buck

Based on

NCV890100

3.3 V

LDO

1.8 V

Logic
Block

CPLD

5M40ZE64C5N

NCD57000

Flyback NCP 1031

Optical
isolator

15

GND

−9

LDOs

OUTPUTS

Master Fault OC

Temp Fault OC

Over Curr fault OC

Ready OC

HV_fault OC

INPUTS

6x PWM diff

FOD8071

Reset

Halt

ANALOG OUT

Input Voltage

T° IGBT

LEM

Push−Pull

Driver

−5

+5

Sensing

circuit

x3

Q1

Q2

Figure 2. Simplified Block Diagram

The simplified block diagram gives a quick overview of
the evaluation kit. The dotted lines show the different
isolated sections of the system.

exposed high voltage and high temperatures that when
accidentally contacted can result in electrical shock or
severe burns. Therefore, it should only be handled by
professionals with sufficient electrical engineering training

Maximum Ratings

The VE−Trac Dual Evaluation kit is intended to be
operated in a lab testing environment and should not be
regarded as a protected system. Parts of the design have

Table 2. SUMMARY OF OPERATING CONDITIONS

Parameter Symbol Min Max Conditions

Gate Driver Board Control Power V

DC Link Voltage V

Peak Collector Phase Current (1 ms) I

Maximum IGBT/FWD Junction Temperature T

Wait time after short circuit SC 1 s −

PCB Temperature T

Switching frequency F

Coolant Temperature T

Driv

BUS

CPEAK

VJ_Max

PCB

SW

c

and experience. Moreover, the operating conditions
especially the thermal limits described below should be
followed strictly.

9 V 15 V

0 V 500 V Limited by Capacitor

−1600 A 1600 A Limited by Tvj_Max

−40°C 175°C

− 85°C

− 12 kHz

−40°C 65°C

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Key Components

The evaluation kit is shipped in a hard plastic case with the
following contents:

n Full assembled evaluation kit hardware

n USB Drive containing all the required documentation

Figure 3. Shipping Contents in Case

The assembled evaluation kit assembly itself consists of
the following major components.

Figure 4. Major Components that Make Up the Evaluation Kit

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Table 3. SUPPLIERS FOR THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE EVALUATION HARDWARE

Part Number Manufacturer Description

NVG800A75L4DSC with reference

heatsink stack

NCD57000 ON Semiconductor Automotive Isolated Gate Driver

Dual side cooler ON Semiconductor ON Semi design with outsourced manufacturing.

700A321 SBE

HAH3DR 900−S00−BB LEM Hall Current Transducer. ±900 A

On−chip Current Sensing and Temperature Sensing

One of the kay advantage of the VE−Trac Dual power
modules is the integrated On−chip current sensing and
On−chip temperature sensing. The Evaluation kit offers
users the option of monitoring the junction temperature and

ON Semiconductor Automotive VE−Trac Dual power module with FS4 750 V 800 A

IGBT and Diode

DC Link Capacitor 500 V, 500 mF

current of all six IGBTs in real time. OCP/OTP protections
is implemented using the on−chip sensors. Below
schematics show how On−chip current sensing is
implemented as well as test points for verification purpose.

Figure 5. Schematics of Implementing On−chip Current Sensing

Figure 6. Test Points for On−chip Current and Temperature Sense

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Test points for
current/temp
sense, of which
all 6 switches
are available

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Protection Features

Over Current Protection (OCP) and Over Temperature
Protection (OTP) are implemented by sensing the On−chip
current sensor and On−chip temperature sensor respectively.
Besides this, the traditional desaturation protection is also
implemented to allow users to compare it with the On−chip
current sense protection. The protection trigger levels are set
as below:

• Over Current Protection (OCP) for all phases set to

1600 A

Table 4. FAULT INDICATION LED MATRIX

OCP_FAULT_

Phases

Phase_U_HS D12 D10 D28

Phase_U_LS D13 D11 D40

Phase_V_HS D16 D14 D61

Phase_V_LS D17 D15 D64

Phase_W_HS D20 D18 D34

Phase_W_LS D21 D19 D54

LED

• Over Temperature Protection (OTP) for all phases set to

150°C

• DC Link Over Voltage Fault Threshold set to 550 VDC

NOTE: All faults are the latching type and requires a

reset to clear the fault latch to start operating
again. During a fault incident, a LED is lit to
help the user to identify the cause of the fault.
Below is Fault Indication LED Matrix for the
VE−Trac Dual evaluation kit. Normal operation
indication LEDs are off when fault occurs, refer
to Figure 11 for locations of fault LEDs

DRVER_

OTP_FAULT_LED

FAULT_LED

PCBs AND CONNECTORS

There is a total of five (5) PCBs in the evaluation kit
assembly.

1. Power Module interface boards (3)

2. Gate driver board (1)

3. Current sensor board (1)

Power Module Interface boards are not accessible to the
user and is soldered to the signal pins of each of the three
VE−Trac Dual modules. An interface cable with a signal

connector extends from the interface boards to connect to
the gate driver board. The purpose this arrangement is to
make it easy to remove the driver board for replacement or
for trouble shooting purpose.

Gate driver board is the main PCB with several
connectors on it. It interfaces with the user’s Motor Control
Unit (MCU), the hall−effect current sensors, Power modules
and aux. power input.

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