Designers of solar power inverters, UPS (uninterruptible power supply), and welding applications face technical challenges in improving energy efficiency through thermal and temperature regulation while keeping component counts low. Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) has supported designers in addressing these industrial technical challenges by developing a 650V IGBT series for photovoltaic inverter applications. For more information and to order samples, please refer to the following.

http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FG/FGA40N65SMD.html
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FG/FGA60N65SMD.html

Fairchild Semiconductor's Field Stop IGBT technology enables designers to develop highly reliable system designs that support relatively high input voltages while providing the optimal performance required with low conduction and switching losses. The 650V IGBT features high current handling performance, a constant temperature factor, tight parameter distribution, and a wide safe operating range.

The increased breakdown voltage improves reliability in the event of negative ambient temperatures: as the cutoff voltage of the IGBT and FRD decreases with decreasing temperature, this device offers a particular advantage for PV solar inverters used in relatively cold climates. Since the IGBT and free-wheeling diode must be carefully selected to achieve maximum efficiency, the 650V IGBT provides high-speed soft recovery to reduce current consumption and achieve low turn-on and turn-off losses.

Features and Advantages:

• Provides higher cutoff voltage performance without compromising performance
• Provides constant temperature coefficient characteristics for simple parallel operation, enabling panels to operate without heat generation to prevent system overload.
• High current performance supports high-power DC-AC conversion.
• Maximum junction temperature: TJ=175°C
• Low saturation voltage: VCE(sat) = 1.9V (Typ.) @ Ic = 40A / 60A rated current
• Supports the system to maintain high efficiency through high-speed switching speeds.
• Low conduction and switching loss characteristics
• A wide SOA (Safe Operating Range) supports higher power consumption.
• Strict parameter distribution
• ROHS compliant

Price: Based on a supply of 1,000 units
FGA40N65SMD: $2.98
FGA60N65SMD: $4.03

Status: Samples provided upon request

Delivery: 8–12 weeks after order placement