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GDT Calculator

The document provides a GDT (Gate Drive Transformer) design calculator with inputs and calculated values for IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) applications. It includes specifications such as ferrite core area, inductance, peak and rms currents, and wire suitability for a CAT5 AWG24 wire. Key calculations for droop and saturation are also presented to ensure proper design and performance of the GDT.

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GDT Calculator

The document provides a GDT (Gate Drive Transformer) design calculator with inputs and calculated values for IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) applications. It includes specifications such as ferrite core area, inductance, peak and rms currents, and wire suitability for a CAT5 AWG24 wire. Key calculations for droop and saturation are also presented to ensure proper design and performance of the GDT.

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GDT for IGBT design calculator GREEN = INPUTS YELLOW = CALCULATED

Mads Barnkob 2013

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Use either double turns of what is calculated in yellow with 0.2T, or use calculated turns with 0.4T in saturation.

Ae 130 mm^2 Ferrite core cross area

AL 5000 nH Ferrite core AL

Fres 45000 Hz Switching frequency

Qc 1300 nC Gate charge of IGBT

Turns 8 Turns Number of windings on GDT

V in 24 V GDT primary voltage

Dutycycle 50 % Primary duty cycle

Saturation flux 0.4 B 0,2 to 0,4 Tesla t, 50% duty cycle = (1 / 70000) / 2 = 7,3*10^-6

Inductance 320 uH L = AL * N^2

I peak 1687.5 mA GDT secondary peak magnetizing current Ipeak = (Vin * t * D) / Lmag

I rms 973.6875 mA GDT secondary rms magnetizing current Irms = Ipeak * 0,577

N min 5.128205128 Turns Minimum winding to avoid saturation Nmin = ( V x t ) / ( B x Ae )

I needed 58.5 mA Current needed to drive IGBT gate I = Qc / t

Wire suitability calculator

Wire CAT5 AWG24

Length 80 cm

Crosssection 0.21 mm2

Resistivity 0.0000000168 Ohm 1,68*10^-8 Resistivity of material in Ω × m;

# wire primary 1 wires in parallel

Wire resistance 64 mOhm R=ρ×L/A

Droop 0.108 V Vdroop Vdroop = Ipeak × Rprimary

Droop%Vin 0.45 % Vdroop % of V in Vdroop = (VDD / (2 × Lmag)) × ton × Rprimary

Vdroop / VDD ≤ 1/20

Droop fra SLLA602 – MARCH 2024 Lmag ≥ 10 × ton × Rprimary

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