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- Page 1 Development Board EPC90147 Quick Start Guide 100 V Half-bridge with Gate Drive, Using EPC23102 Revision 1.0...
- Page 2 Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Nominal Max Units The EPC90147 development board is a 100 V maximum device voltage, Gate Drive Input 22|A maximum output current, half bridge featuring the EPC23102 Supply Range Integrated ePower™ FET. The purpose of this development board is...
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Page 3: Quick Start Procedure
Buck Boost Dual input The EPC90147 development board is easy to set up as a buck or boost converter to evaluate the performance of the two EPC23102 ePower FET. This board includes a logic PWM input signal polarity changer used to ensure... - Page 4 Figure 6: (a) Single-PWM input buck converter (b) Dual-PWM input buck converter configurations showing the supply, anti-parallel diodes, output capacitor, inductor, PWM, and load connections with corresponding jumper positions. EPC – POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LEADER | EPC-CO.COM | ©2022 |...
- Page 5 Observe device capacitor, PWM, and load connections with corresponding jumper settings. temperature for operational limits. 9. For shutdown, please follow steps in reverse. EPC – POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LEADER | EPC-CO.COM | ©2022 |...
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Page 6: Measurement Considerations
High Speed GaN Transistors” and the How to GaN HTG09- Measurement educational video series, including: Switch-node oscilloscope probe Ground oscilloscope probe Figure 8: Measurement points (a) front side, (b) Back side EPC – POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LEADER | EPC-CO.COM | ©2022 |... -
Page 7: Thermal Considerations
QUICK START GUIDE EPC90147 THERMAL CONSIDERATIONS The EPC90147 board is equipped with three mechanical spacers that can be used to easily attach a heat-spreader or heatsink as shown in figure 9(a), and only requires a thermal interface material (TIM), a custom shape heat-spreader/ heatsink, and screws. - Page 8 • Bergquist P/N: GPTGP7000ULM-0.020 (conductivity of 7 W/m·K) NOTE. The EPC90147 development board does not have any current or thermal protection on board. For more information regarding the thermal performance of EPC eGaN FETs, please consult: D. Reusch and J. Glaser, DC-DC Converter Handbook, a supplement to GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion, First Edition, Power Conversion Publications, 2015.
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Page 9: Electrical Performance
EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION Table 2: Test conditions Parameter Units The performance of EPC90147 was tested under the operating conditions given in table 2 unless otherwise specified. Regulated Input voltage Regulated Output voltage A heat-spreader per figures 10 and 11 with t-Global TG-A1780... - Page 10 10 ns/div Figure 14: Measured inductor current and switch node waveforms when operating from 48 V at 500 kHz and delivering 15 A into a 12 V load EPC – POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LEADER | EPC-CO.COM | ©2022 | | 10...
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Page 11: Efficiency And Power Losses
Figure 16: Measured thermal image showing the case temperature when operating under the following conditions: = 500 kHz, I = 23 A output, 25°C ambient and high airflow EPC – POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LEADER | EPC-CO.COM | ©2022 | | 11... -
Page 12: Thermal Derating
2.2 µH inductor For support files including schematic, Bill of Materials (BOM), and gerber files please visit the EPC90147 landing page at: https://epc-co.com/epc/Products/DemoBoards/EPC90147.aspx EPC – POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LEADER | EPC-CO.COM | ©2022 | | 12... -
Page 13: Visit Our Website
The EPC90147 board is intended for product evaluation purposes only. It is not intended for commercial use nor is it FCC approved for resale. Replace components on the Evaluation Board only with those parts shown on the parts list (or Bill of Materials) in the Quick Start Guide. Contact an authorized EPC representative with any questions. This board is intended to be used by certified professionals, in a lab environment, following proper safety procedures.
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