Impact of Reverse Conduction on Control Strategy of PMSM Motor

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alison_941

Joined Dec 21, 2022
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Good Day,

I would like to ask that for a three phase Inverter working as an MCU to control a permanent magnet synchronous motor, if we replace IGBTs with SiC MOSFETs, what could be the possible impact of this change on overall control strategy as both devices have different architecture and the most significant difference which is in my mind is the reverse conduction mechanism as in IGBT either there is forward conduction or body diode conduction during dead-time but this reverse conduction of SiC MOSFET has created ambiguity in my mind and at the moment i don't have any clue regarding that.Could anyone here please guide me.
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tsan

Joined Sep 6, 2014
138
Perhaps I misunderstand the question, I assume MCU means Motor Control Unit.
in IGBT either there is forward conduction or body diode conduction during dead-time
There is no body diode in an IGBT. The freewheeling diode is added separately and can be inside the same package but it's not an inherent body diode. SiC Mosfet has a body diode.
 
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