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Three-phase inverter reference design
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RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design
Rev. 1 — 10 June 2022
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GD3162, gate, driver, power, inverter, automotive
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The RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter is a functional hardware
power inverter reference design, which can be used as a foundation to
develop a complete ASIL D compliant high voltage, high-power traction motor
inverter for electric vehicles.
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  • Page 1 Keywords GD3162, gate, driver, power, inverter, automotive Abstract The RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter is a functional hardware power inverter reference design, which can be used as a foundation to develop a complete ASIL D compliant high voltage, high-power traction motor inverter for electric vehicles.
  • Page 2 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Revision history Date Description 20220610 initial version UM11802 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2022. All rights reserved. User manual Rev. 1 — 10 June 2022...

  • Page 3: Important Notice

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Important notice IMPORTANT NOTICE For engineering development or evaluation purposes only NXP provides the product under the following conditions: This evaluation kit is for use of ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY. It is provided as a sample IC pre-soldered to a printed-circuit board to make it easier to access inputs, outputs and supply terminals.

  • Page 4: Rdgd3162I3Ph5Evb

    RDGD3162I3PH5EVB Figure 1. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB Introduction This document is the user guide for the RDGD3162I3PH5EVB reference design. This document is intended for the engineers involved in the evaluation, design, implementation, and validation of the GD3162 single-channel gate driver for insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)/SiC.

  • Page 5: Finding Kit Resources And Information On The Nxp Website

    The NXP community is at http://community.nxp.com. Getting ready Working with the RDGD3162I3PH5EVB requires kit contents and a Windows PC workstation with FlexGUI software installed. 5.1 Kit contents • Assembled and tested RDGD3162I3PH5EVB (three-phase inverter populated with 5.0 V compatible gate driver devices) board in an anti-static bag...

  • Page 6: Software

    5.4 Software Installing software is necessary to work with this reference design. All listed software is available on the information page at http://www.nxp.com/RDGD3162I3PH5EVB. • FlexGUI software for using with KITGD316xTREVB MCU/translator board • S32S Design Studio IDE for power architecture •...

  • Page 7: Gd3162 Pinout And Mcu Interface Pinout

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Figure 2. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter board voltage domains and interfaces 6.2.2 GD3162 pinout and MCU interface pinout See GD3162 advanced IGBT/SiC gate driver data sheet for specific information about pinout, pin descriptions, specifications, and operating modes. VSUP/VPWR DC supply terminal is a low-voltage input connection for supplying power to the low-voltage non-isolated die and related circuitry.
  • Page 8 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Figure 3. Gate driver pinout and board interface connection PCIe 2 × 32 Table 1. PCIe connector pin definitions Name Function VDDA voltage reference resolver circuit GNDA1 analog ground PH_U_I current feedback phase U...
  • Page 9 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Table 1. PCIe connector pin definitions ...continued Name Function GND2 ground PWMHU pulse width modulation (PWM) high-side phase U PWMLU pulse width modulation low-side phase U PWMHV pulse width modulation high-side phase V...
  • Page 10 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Table 1. PCIe connector pin definitions ...continued Name Function AOUTHV GD3162 analog output signal high-side V phase AOUTLW GD3162 analog output signal low-side W phase RES_REF resolver reference voltage SW_RUN signal from onboard switch demo mode...

  • Page 11: Test Points

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design 6.2.3 Test points All test points are clearly marked on the board. Figure 4 shows the location of various test points. Figure 4. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB test points Table 2. Test points Test point name Function...
  • Page 12 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Table 2. Test points ...continued Test point name Function gate low-side U phase which is the charging pin of IGBT gate gate low-side V phase which is the charging pin of IGBT gate gate low-side W phase which is the charging pin of IGBT gate INTA –...

  • Page 13: Indicators

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design 6.2.4 Indicators The RDGD3162I3PH5EVB contains LEDs as visual indicators on the board. Figure 5. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB indicator locations Table 3. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB indicator descriptions Name Description INTBL LED indicates that a GD3162 INTB fault interrupt has occurred on the low side...

  • Page 14: Connectors And Jumpers

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design 6.2.5 Connectors and jumpers Figure 6. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB connector and jumper locations Table 4. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB connector and jumper descriptions Name Description solder jumper 1-2 default - DC supply for VSUP to gate drivers supplied through J99...

  • Page 15: Power Supply Test Points

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design 6.2.6 Power supply test points Figure 7. Power supply test point locations Table 5. Power supply test point descriptions Name Function VCCHU high-side phase U VCC voltage test point isolated positive voltage supply (9.3 V to 25 V)

  • Page 16: Gate Drive Resistors

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Table 5. Power supply test point descriptions ...continued Name Function GNDLV isolated ground low-side phase V VEELV negative gate supply voltage low-side phase V VCCLW low-side phase W VCC voltage test point isolated positive voltage supply (9.3 V to 25 V)

  • Page 17: Sic Module Pin Connections

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design 6.2.8 SiC module pin connections Ø5.30 ±0.15 Ø0.6 Ø1.6 ±0.20 (6x) 6x (N1-N3;P1-P3) 22.25 ±0.40 (16.25) Ø5.50 (6x) ±0.1 9.75 ±0.40 ±0.40 Ø4.50 (8x) ±0.15 Ø0.5 Ø1.6 E2 G2 E4 G4 E6 G6...
  • Page 18 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Figure 10. SiC module pin connections Table 6. SiC module pin connections Connection name Pin description G_HU gate high-side U phase E_HW emitter/drain connection high-side U phase COL_HU collector/source connection high-side U phase NTCU1...

  • Page 19: Kinetis Kl25Z Freedom Board

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Table 6. SiC module pin connections ...continued Connection name Pin description E_HW emitter/drain connection high-side W phase COL_HW collector/source connection high-side W phase G_LW gate low-side W phase E_LW emitter/drain connection low-side W phase...

  • Page 20: To 5.0 V Translator Board

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design 6.4 3.3 V to 5.0 V translator board KITGD316xTREVB translator enables level shifting of signals from MCU 3.3 V to 5.0 V SPI communication. Figure 12. Translator board Table 7. Translator board jumper definitions...

  • Page 21: Installing And Configuring Software And Tools

    RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Installing and configuring software and tools Software for RDGD3162I3PH5EVB is distributed with the FlexGUI tool (available on NXP.com). Necessary firmware comes pre-installed on the FRDM-KL25Z with the kit. Even if you intend to test with other software or PWM, it is recommended to install this software as a backup or to help debugging.

  • Page 22: Using The Flexgui

    The device does not appear as a distinct device to the computer while connected through the KL25Z USB port, which is normal. 8. The FRDM-KL25Z board is now fully set up to work with RDGD3162I3PH5EVB and the FlexGUI. a. There is no software stored or present on either the driver or translator boards, only on the FRDM-KL25Z MCU board.
  • Page 23 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Table 4 for required jumper configuration to enable (× 3 - 2 channel) or (× 6 - 1 channel) SPI daisy chain operation. Figure 14. Kit selection UM11802 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
  • Page 24 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design FlexGUI settings • Access settings by selecting Settings from the File menu Figure 15. GUI settings menu • The Loader and Logs settings are shown in Figure 16 Figure Figure 16. Loader settings UM11802 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
  • Page 25 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Figure 17. Logs settings • Access settings by selecting Settings from the File menu. • The Register Map and Tabs settings are shown in Figure 18 Figure Figure 18. Register map settings UM11802 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
  • Page 26 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Figure 19. Tabs settings Command Log window • The Command Log area informs you about application events. Figure 20. Command Log area UM11802 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
  • Page 27 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design • Pins tab functionality – Set control levels. Default values are shown. – Read and automatically poll INTB pins (INTA pins are added for GD3162). – Control pins set values to a default to a functional state.
  • Page 28 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Register map • Registers are grouped according to function; independent lines to read and write the registers • Registers can be read and write by selecting Set to Read and SEND for read and Set to Write and SEND for write.
  • Page 29 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Script editor tab • From Script editor tab, all updated settings can be saved to a script using the generator menu and reloaded for later use. • Save file • Load file •...

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Pulse tab • Used for double pulse, short-circuit, and PWM testing • Select desired T1, T2, and T3 timings for each test type; select enable then generate pulses Note: Phase U can be configured for performing double pulse and short-circuit testing.
  • Page 31 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Problem Evaluation Explanation Corrective action(s) No PWM output (fault reported) Check VGE fault (VGE_FLT) A short on IGBT or SiC module gate, Clear VGE_FLT bit (STATUS2) to or too low of VGEMON delay setting continue.

  • Page 32: Configuring The Hardware

    Tune VCC-GNDISO using 5 kΩ from updating data potentiometer feedback Configuring the hardware RDGD3162I3PH5EVB with KITGD316xTREVB attached as shown in Figure 25 utilizing Windows based PC and FlexGUI software. Note: Double pulse and short-circuit testing can be conducted on phase U only. See...
  • Page 33 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design DC link capacitor and power module are not shown Figure 25. Evaluation setup using KITGD316xTREVB and FlexGUI Figure 26. Evaluation setup using MPC5777C-DEVB MCU development kit UM11802 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.

  • Page 34: Schematic, Board Layout, And Bill Of Materials

    The schematic, board layout, and bill of materials for the RDGD3162I3PH5EVB reference design are available at http://www.nxp.com/RDGD3162I3PH5EVB. 10 References RDGD3162I3PH5EVB detailed information on this board, including documentation, downloads, and software and tools http://www.nxp.com/RDGD3162I3PH5EVB GD3162 product information on advanced single-channel gate driver for IGBT/SiC http://www.nxp.com/GD3162...

  • Page 35: Legal Information

    NXP Semiconductors. In no event shall NXP Semiconductors be liable for any indirect, incidental, Evaluation products — This product is provided on an “as is” and “with all punitive, special or consequential damages (including - without limitation - faults”...
  • Page 36 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design NXP — wordmark and logo are trademarks of NXP B.V. 11.3 Trademarks Kinetis — is a trademark of NXP B.V. Notice: All referenced brands, product names, service names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 37 UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Tables Tab. 1. PCIe connector pin definitions ......8 Tab. 4. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB connector and Tab. 2. Test points ............11 jumper descriptions ......... 14 Tab. 3. RDGD3162I3PH5EVB indicator Tab. 5. Power supply test point descriptions ....15 descriptions .............

  • Page 38: Table Of Contents

    UM11802 NXP Semiconductors RDGD3162I3PH5EVB three-phase inverter reference design Contents Important notice ..........3 RDGD3162I3PH5EVB .......... 4 Introduction ............4 Finding kit resources and information on the NXP website ..........5 Collaborate in the NXP community ....5 Getting ready ............5 Kit contents ............5 Additional hardware ...........

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