650 V/ 1200 V/ 1350 V/ 1600 V Next Generation Reverse Conducting IGBT

The RC-H devices offer very low switching and conduction losses, improved thermal performance and reduced power dissipation. They guarantee the best reliability for resonant switching application, even in high ambient temperature environments. Optimized for soft switching behavior, they offer excellent EMI behavior thus leading to less filtering requirements and ultimately to lower system costs.
In summary, RC-H IGBTs, with a monolithically integrated diode, are the perfect match for soft switching application as induction cooking stoves, inverterized microwave ovens and rice cookers. 

We combine the industry leading performance of the TRENCHSTOP™ family with the innovative Reverse Conducting RC-H IGBT technology to create a new generation of best-in-class devices.

RC-H IGBTs matches perfectly with EiceDRIVER™ families of low-side and half-bridges gate drivers for IGBT.

The Reverse Conducting R6 IGBT family, with its monolithically diode, offers the perfect trade-off between power losses and EMI behavior for all half-bridge resonant switching applications up to 75kHz, such as induction cooking stoves and inverterized microwave ovens.

The 650 V R6 portfolio, released in 3 current classes -30 A, 40 A and 50 A, provides the lowest V_CEsat for best efficiency along with lower turn-off losses and overall improved diode performance. Thanks to the improved diode, the V_F has been reduced and the dependency of gate voltage has been almost completely eliminated. The 650 V R6 devices show a great compatibility with existing gate driver solutions.

The Reverse Conducting R5 family is offered in three current classes – 20 A, 30 A and 40 A - for blocking voltages of 650 V, 1200 V, 1350 V with high ruggedness and efficiency, excellent thermal performance and lower EMI filtering requirements reducing overall system costs and design efforts. 

The 1600 V R5 completes the latest generation of Reverse Conducting IGBTs, developed and optimized for the higher reliability demand of high-end induction cooking applications, offering best-in class efficiency with low switching and conduction losses for soft switching applications. The 1600 V R5 is available in 30 A current class.

With the wide current and voltage classes, the reverse conducting R5 family represents the most comprehensive offer of IGBT for home appliances based on resonant switching topologies, like induction cookers and inverterized microwave ovens.

The Reverse Conducting E1 family is offered in current classes of 15 A and 25 A - for blocking voltage of 1200 V. The reverse conducting E1 technology has been optimized to guarantee the best cost position among the available RC-H families. It features good thermal performance and low EMI filtering requirements, thus reducing overall system costs and design efforts.

The innovative Integrated Power Device Protect (IPD Protect, IEWS20R5135IPB) combines a 20 A 1350 V IGBT in RC-H5 technology with a unique protecting gate driver IC together in a TO-247 6-pin package for Induction Cooking applications.

A simple and robust solution with increased overall system reliability thanks to its protection against over-voltage, over-current and over-temperature plus additional features to protect your application against lightning strikes, instability of power grid, and other disturbances.

Energy efficient, modern-looking, wipe clean and hermetically sealed surfaces are only a few characteristics that a design engineer has to fit into one small home appliance. Infineon offers solutions for the two key areas – induction heating with IPD Protect, a RC-5 IGBT copacked with a protection gate driver, and motor control solutions using our energy-efficient, integrated power devices CIPOS™ Intelligent Power Modules and iMOTION™ Integrated Design Platform.

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