PM50CL1A120
V
CC
SIGND GND
OUT
F
O
IN
OT
V
CC
SIGND GND
OUT
F
O
IN
OT
V
CC
SIGND GND
OUT
F
O
IN
OT
V
CC
SIGND GND
OUT
F
O
IN
OT
P U
U
N
NC
1.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k
F
O
V
NC
W
N
VN1V
N
V
WPC
W
P
W
FO
V
WP1
V
VPC
V
P
V
FO
V
VP1
V
UPC
U
P
U
FO
V
UP1
V W N NC
V
CC
SIGND GND
OUT
F
O
IN
OT
V
CC
SIGND GND
OUT
F
O
IN
OT
AD
AE
Z
T
AA
C
X
N
P
B U V W
1 5 9 19
19 FO
17 VN
14 VN1
11 W P
8 VVP1
2 UFO
6 VFO
5 VVPC
3 UP
7 VP
9 VWPC
10 W FO
12 VWP1
1 VUPC
4 VUP1
16 UN
15 NC
18 W
N
13 VNC
TERMINAL
CODE
Q
R
V
Y
Y
L
W
P A
D E
G F
H J J J
K
K
K
K
U
L
U U
S
N
M
B
AB
(6 PLACES)
AC
(2 PLACES)
AF
AG
(2 PLACES)
F
Powerex, Inc., 173 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, Pennsylvania 15697 (724) 925-7272
www.pwrx.com
Intellimod™ L1-Series
Three Phase
IGBT Inverter
50 Amperes/1200 Volts
Description:
Powerex Intellimod™ Intelligent
Power Modules are isolated base
modules designed for power
switching applications operating
at frequencies to 20kHz. Built-in
control circuits provide optimum
Outline Drawing and Circuit Diagram
Dimensions Inches Millimeters
A 4.72 120.0
B 2.17 55.0
C 0.63 16.0
D 4.17 106.0
E 0.28 7.0
F 0.78 19.75
G 2.62 66.5
H 0.13 3.25
J 0.63 16.0
K 0.08 2.0
L 0.47 12.0
M 1.08 27.5
N 0.57 13.5
P 0.43 11.0
Q 0.42 10.75
Dimensions Inches Millimeters
S 0.46 11.75
T 0.86+0.04/0.02 22.0+1.0/-0.5
U 0.91 23.0
V 0.57 14.5
W 1.26 32.0
X 1.24 31.5
Y 0.69 17.5
Z Screw Depth 12
AA 0.51 13.0
AB M5 Metric M5
AC 0.22 Dia. 5.5 Dia.
AD 0.28 7.0
AE 0.12 3.0
AF 0.02 Sq. 0.5 Sq.
AG 0.10 Dia. 2.5 Dia.
R 1.29 32.75
gate drive and protection for the
IGBT and free-wheel diode
power devices.
Features:
£ Complete Output Power
Circuit
£ Gate Drive Circuit
£ Protection Logic
– Short Circuit
– Over Temperature
Using On-chip
Temperature Sensing
– Under Voltage
£ Low Loss Using Full Gate
CSTBT™ IGBT Chip
Applications:
£ Inverters
£ UPS
£ Motion/Servo Control
£ Power Supplies
Ordering Information:
Example: Select the complete
part number from the table below
-i.e. PM50CL1A120 is a 1200V,
50 Ampere Intellimod™ Intelligent
Power Module.
Type Current Rating V
Amperes Volts (x 10)
PM 50 120
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PM50CL1A120
Intellimod™ L1-Series
Three Phase IGBT Inverter
50 Amperes/1200 Volts
Absolute Maximum Ratings, Tj = 25°C unless otherwise specied
Characteristics Symbol PM50CL1A120 Units
Power Device Junction Temperature Tj -20 to 150 °C
Storage Temperature T
-40 to 125 °C
stg
Mounting Torque, M5 Mounting Screws — 31 in-lb
Mounting Torque, M5 Main Terminal Screws — 31 in-lb
Module Weight (Typical) — 380 Grams
Supply Voltage, Surge (Applied between P - N) V
Supply Voltage Protected by Short Circuit Protection Capability* V
CC(surge)
CC(prot.)
Isolation Voltage, AC 1 minute, 60Hz Sinusoidal V
1000 Volts
800 Volts
2500 Volts
ISO
IGBT Inverter Sector
Collector-Emitter Voltage (VD = 15V, V
Collector Current (TC = 25°C) (Note 1) ±IC 50 Amperes
Peak Collector Current (TC = 25°C) ±ICP 100 Amperes
Collector Dissipation (TC = 25°C) (Note 1) PC 462 Watts
= 15V) V
CIN
1200 Volts
CES
Control Sector
Supply Voltage (Applied between V
Input Voltage (Applied between UP-V
UP1-VUPC
UPC
Fault Output Supply Voltage VFO 20 Volts
(Applied between UFO-V
UPC
, VFO-V
VPC
Fault Output Current (Sink Current at UFO, VFO, WFO, FO Terminals) IFO 20 mA
, V
, VP-V
, WFO-V
VP1-VVPC
, WP-V
VPC
, FO-VNC)
WPC
, V
WP1-VWPC
, UN- VN- WN-VNC) V
WPC
, VN1-VNC) VD 20 Volts
20 Volts
CIN
Electrical and Mechanical Characteristics, Tj = 25°C unless otherwise specied
Characteristics Symbol Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
IGBT Inverter Sector
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage V
T
V
T
Diode Forward Voltage VEC -IC = 50A, V
Inductive Load Switching Times ton 0.3 0.8 2.0 µs
t
t
t
t
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current I
V
*VD = 13.5 ~ 16.5V, Inverter Part, Tj = 125°C
V
CE(sat)
V
rr
V
C(on)
T
off
— 0.4 1.2 µs
C(off)
V
CES
CE
D
D
CE
= V
= 15V, V
= 15V, V
= 15V, V
D
CC
= V
CES
= 0V, IC = 50A, — 1.65 2.15 Volts
CIN
= 25°C
j
= 0V, IC = 50A, — 1.85 2.35 Volts
CIN
= 125°C
j
= 15V, VD = 15V — 2.3 3.3 Volts
CIN
= 0 ↔ 15V — 0.3 0.8 µs
CIN
= 600V, IC = 50A — 0.4 1.0 µs
= 125°C — 1.2 2.8 µs
j
, VD = 15V, Tj = 25°C — — 1.0 mA
CES
, VD = 15V, Tj = 125°C — — 10 mA
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PM50CL1A120
Intellimod™ L1-Series
Three Phase IGBT Inverter
50 Amperes/1200 Volts
Electrical and Mechanical Characteristics, Tj = 25°C unless otherwise specied
Characteristics Symbol Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units
Control Sector
Circuit Current ID V
V
Input ON Threshold Voltage V
Input OFF Threshold Voltage V
Applied between UP-V
th(on)
V
th(off)
Short Circuit Trip Level SC -20°C ≤ Tj ≤ 125°C, VD = 15V 100 — — Amperes
Short Circuit Current Delay Time t
V
off(SC)
Over Temperature Protection OT Trip Level 135 — — °C
(Detect Tj of IGBT Chip) OT
Hysteresis Level — 20 — °C
(hys)
Supply Circuit Under-voltage Protection UV Trip Level 11.5 12.0 12.5 Volts
(-20 ≤ Tj ≤ 125°C) UVR Reset Level — 12.5 — Volts
Fault Output Current* I
I
V
FO(H)
V
FO(L)
Fault Output Pulse Width* tFO V
= 15V, V
D
= 15V, V
D
P-VVPC
, WP-V
= 15V, V
D
= 15V, V
D
= 15V, VN1-VNC — 6 12 mA
CIN
= 15V, V
CIN
WPC
= 15V — 0.2 — µs
D
= 15V 1.0 1.8 — ms
D
*P1-V*PC
, UN- VN- WN-VNC 1.7 2.0 2.3 Volts
= 15V — — 0.01 mA
CIN
= 15V — 10 15 mA
CIN
— 2 4 mA
, 1.2 1.5 1.8 Volts
UPC
Thermal Characteristics
Characteristic Symbol Condition Min. Typ. Max. Units
Junction to Case Thermal Resistance R
R
Contact Thermal Resistance R
IGBT (Per 1 Element) (Note 1) — — 0.27 °C/Watt
th(j-c)Q
FWDi (Per 1 Element) (Note 1) — — 0.47 °C/Watt
th(j-c)D
Case to Fin Per Module, — — 0.038 °C/Watt
th(c-f)
Thermal Grease Applied (Note 1)
Recommended Conditions for Use
Characteristic Symbol Condition Value Units
Supply Voltage VCC Applied across P-N Terminals ≤ 800 Volts
Control Supply Voltage** VD Applied between V
V
Input ON Voltage V
Input OFF Voltage V
PWM Input Frequency f
Arm Shoot-through Blocking Time t
*Fault output is given only when the internal SC, OT and UV protections schemes of either upper or lower arm device operates to protect it.
** With ripple satisfying the following conditions: dv/dt swing ≤ ±5V/µs, Variation ≤ 2V peak to peak.
Applied between UP-V
CIN(on)
VP-V
CIN(off)
— ≤ 20 kHz
PWM
Input Signal ≥ 2.5 µs
DEAD
VP1-VVPC
VPC
, V
, WP-V
UP1-VUPC
WP1-VWPC, VN1-VNC
, UN- VN- WN-VNC ≥9.0 Volts
WPC
Note 1: TC (under the chip) Measurement Point
, 15.0 ± 1.5 Volts
, ≤ 0.8 Volts
UPC
Arm UP VP WP UN VN WN
Axis IGBT FWDi IGBT FWDi IGBT FWDi IGBT FWDi IGBT FWDi IGBT FWDi
X 28.6 28.6 65.4 65.4 87.4 87.4 38.6 38.6 54.6 54.6 76.6 76.6
Y -8.4 0.2 -8.4 0.2 -8.4 0.2 -1.8 6.8 -1.8 6.8 -1.8 6.8
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COLLECTOR CURRENT, -IC, (AMPERES)
REVERSE RECOVERY CURRENT, I
rr
, (AMPERES)
REVERSE RECOVERY TIME, t
rr
, (µs)
COLLECTOR CURRENT, -IC, (AMPERES)
COLLECTOR CURRENT, IC, (AMPERES)
SWITCHING LOSS, E
(on)
, (mJ/PULSE)
SWITCHING LOSS (ON) VS.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
(TYPICAL)
COLLECTOR CURRENT, IC, (AMPERES)
SWITCHING LOSS, E
(off)
, (mJ/PULSE)
SWITCHING LOSS (OFF) VS.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
(TYPICAL)
REVERSE RECOVERY CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
EMITTER-COLLECTOR VOLTAGE, VEC, (VOLTS)
COLLECTOR RECOVERY CURRENT, -I
C
, (AMPERES)
FREE-WHEEL DIODE
FORWARD CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
0 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5
10
2
10
1
10
0
VD = 15V
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125oC
SUPPLY VOLTAGE, VD, (VOLTS)
COLLECTOR-EMITTER
SATURATION VOLTAGE, V
CE(sat)
, (VOLTS)
COLLECTOR-EMITTER SATURATION VOLTAGE
VS. SUPPLY VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
12 16 18 17
IC = 50A
Tj = 25oC
T
j
= 125oC
15 14 13 0 70 30 40 50 60 10 20
0 70 30 40 50 60 10 20 0 70 30 40 50 60 10 20
REVERSE RECOVERY CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE, V
CE(sat)
, (VOLTS)
COLLECTOR CURRENT, I
C
, (AMPERES)
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
VD = 17V
15
13
Tj = 25°C
COLLECTOR-CURRENT, IC, (AMPERES)
COLLECTOR-EMITTER
SATURATION VOLTAGE, V
CE(sat)
, (VOLTS)
COLLECTOR-EMITTER
SATURATION VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
VD = 15V
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125oC
1. 5
0.5
0
1. 0
2.5
2.0
10
20
0
70
30
40
50
60
2.0
1. 8
1. 2
1. 0
1. 6
1. 4
2.4
2.2
0 2.0 3.0 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5
50
30
40
10
20
0
0 70 30 40 50 60 10 20
1.0
0.6
0.8
0.2
0.4
0
7
6
3
4
5
2
1
0
0 70 30 40 50 60 10 20 0 70 30 40 50 60 10 20
7
6
3
4
5
2
1
00
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
COLLECTOR RECOVERY CURRENT, -IC, (AMPERES)
SWITCHING LOSS, E
rr
, (mJ/PULSE)
SWITCHING RECOVERY LOSS
CHARACTERISTICS
(TYPICAL)
4
2
3
1
0
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Intellimod™ L1-Series
Three Phase IGBT Inverter
50 Amperes/1200 Volts
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TIME, (s)
TRANSIENT THERMAL
IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS
(IGBT & FWDi - TYPICAL)
10
1
10
-1
10
-2
10
-3
10
0
10
1
10
0
10
-1
10
-2
Z
th
= R
th
• (NORMALIZED VALUE)
Single Pulse
T
C
= 25°C
Per Unit Base =
R
th(j-c)
=
0.27°C/W
(IGBT)
R
th(j-c)
=
0.47°C/W
(FWDi)
NORMALIZED TRANSIENT THERMAL IMPEDANCE, Z
th(j-c')
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
-1
COLLECTOR CURRENT, I
C
, (AMPERES)
SWITCHING TIME, t
c(on)
, (µ s)
SWITCHING TIME (ON) VS.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
(TYPICAL)
10
0
10
1
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
-1
COLLECTOR CURRENT, I
C
, (AMPERES)
SWITCHING TIME, t
c(off)
, (µ s)
SWITCHING TIME (OFF) VS.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
(TYPICAL)
10
0
10
1
COLLECTOR CURRENT,
I
C
, (AMPERES)
SWITCHING TIME, t
off
, (µ s)
SWITCHING TIME (OFF) VS.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
(TYPICAL)
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
-1
10
0
10
1
CIRCUIT FREQUENCY, f
C
, (kHz)
CIRCUIT CURRENT, I
D
, (mA)
CIRCUIT CURRENT VS.
CIRCUIT FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS
(N-SIDE - TYPICAL)
50
30
40
10
20
0
VD = 15V
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125oC
0 20 25 15 10 5
SUPPLY CIRCUIT UNDER-VOLTAGE
PROTECTION, UV/UV
r
, (VOLTS)
-50 50 0 100 150
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, Tj, (°C)
TRIP LEVEL / RESET LEVEL VS.
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
CHARACTERISTICS (TYPICAL)
20
16
4
8
12
0
-40 -20 20 40 60 80 0 100 120 140
2.0
1.6
0.4
0.8
1.2
0
U
V
U
Vr
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE, T
j
, (°C)
SC (SC OF T
j
= 25°C NORMALIZED 1)
SHORT CIRCUIT TRIP LEVEL VS.
JUNCTION TEMPERATURE
CHARACTERISTICS (TYPICAL)
CIRCUIT FREQUENCY, fC, (kHz)
CIRCUIT CURRENT, I
D
, (mA)
CIRCUIT CURRENT VS.
CIRCUIT FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS
(P-SIDE - TYPICAL)
50
30
40
10
20
0
VD = 15V
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125oC
0 20 25 15 10 5
VD = 15V
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
-1
COLLECTOR CURRENT, IC, (AMPERES)
SWITCHING TIME, t
on
, (µ s)
SWITCHING TIME (ON) VS.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
(TYPICAL)
10
0
10
1
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
VCC = 600V
V
D
= 15V
INDUCTIVE LOAD
Tj = 25°C
T
j
= 125°C
PM50CL1A120
Intellimod™ L1-Series
Three Phase IGBT Inverter
50 Amperes/1200 Volts
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