The following PCB shows the area ocupied by the active precharge. In total the active precharge design occupies an area of (80 mm x 55 mm) and a heigth of 26 mm. The schematics shown below represent the tested design and the results are shown next.
The following scope capture shows the active precharge operating with a 400-V input and a 2-mF output capacitance. For this test E3M0075120K SiC MOSFETs were used which are rated for 1.2-kV. The large capacitance was precharged in 200-ms as expected.
The following scope capture shows the active precharge operating with a 800-V input and a 2-mF output capacitance. For this test E3M0075120K SiC MOSFETs were used which are rated for 1.2-kV. The large capacitance was precharged in 400-ms as expected.
The following scope capture shows the active precharge operating with a 400-V input and a 2-mF output capacitance. For this test E3M0060065K SiC MOSFETs were used which are rated for 650-V. The large capacitance was precharged in 200-ms as expected.