Gate Drives

Amantys Gate Drives are designed for high power, high availability applications such as railway traction, wind turbines and medium voltage motor drives. Featuring embedded PLD and software technology the gate drives communicate over the fibre optic link using Amantys Power Insight technology a capability unique to Amantys. This allows the power stack designer to optimise the performance of the stack by configuring and monitoring the gate drive in situ, whilst at the same time enabling normal operation.

Capable of driving a range of IGBT modules from different manufacturers without hardware changes, they reduce inventory for users who want flexibility in design and sourcing. Each gate drive is suitable for 2-level, 3-level and multi-level converters.

For 4500V and 6500V IGBT modules, Amantys supplies a high isolation DC-DC converter. The DC-DC converter is designed to comply with international standards including EN 50155 for railway applications and IEC 61800-5-1 for variable speed motor drives.

Features

Amantys Gate Drives use the same power and fibre-optic interfaces as other commercial gate drives, but with the following benefits:

Product Selector

Amantys supplies on-module and off-module gate drives. Off-module gate drives require a module interface card (MIC) which adapts the gate drive to the specific form factor of the IGBT module. In the table below the MICs that are compatible with each gate drive or baseboard are listed.

The Gate Drive Technical Manual contains further information about the configuration options. It is suitable for all gate drives except the AE00NA8S, AE00MBxS/AE17MBxS and  AE00NBxS/AE17NBxS which are not user configurable. The AD00XA8 has a dedicated technical manual, see the table below for information.

Pictures of each gate drive and suitable module interface cards can be found in the Gate Drive Selector brochure.

Part Number

Description (click part number for datasheet)

Compatible MICs
1200V    
AP12A Single On-module Gate Drive for HPM (limited configuration).  
AP12G Single On-module Gate Drive for HPM (full configuration).  
1700V    
AP17A Single On-module Gate Drive for HPM (limited configuration).  
AP17G Single On-module Gate Drive for HPM (full configuration).  
AE00NA8S Dual On-module Gate Drive for single nHPD2/LinPak, IGBT and +15V/-10V SiC MOSFET. This product does not have user configurable features. No TVS over-voltage clamp. Torroidal transformer and horizontal optics. Discontinued and not recommended for new designs, use AE17NBxS instead.

 
AE17NBxS Dual On-module Gate Drive for single nHPD2/LinPak, IGBT and SiC MOSFET. This product does not have user configurable features. No TVS over-voltage clamp. Dual transformer and 30 degree optics.

 
AE17MBxS Dual On-module Gate Drive for single LV100/XHP2, IGBT and SiC MOSFET. This product does not have user configurable features. No TVS over-voltage clamp.Dual transformer and 30 degree optics.

 
AP03L

Dual Channel Baseboard with 1700V Module Interface Card for nHPD2, LinPak, LV100, IGBT and SiC MOSFET. Up to three modules in parallel with cables.

The AP03L single board solution supercedes the AP0xB.

 XC000070 (nHPD2/LinPak)
XC000072 (LV100/XHP2)
XC000103 (LV-HPM 1700V)
3300V    
AP33A Single On-module Gate Drive for HPM (full configuration).  
AD00XA8 Single Off-module Gate Drive (InPower replacement) - single level clamp and no measurement of Vge or Vce. Refer to the AD00XA8 Technical Manual. XB000093-01 (LV HPM)
AE00NA8S Dual On-module Gate Drive for single nHPD2/LinPak, IGBT and +15V/-10VSiC MOSFET. This product does not have user configurable features. No TVS over-voltage clamp.Torroidal transformer and horizontal optics. Discontinued and not recommended for new designs, use AE00NBxS instead.

 
AE00NBxS Dual On-module Gate Drive for single nHPD2/LinPak, IGBT and SiC MOSFET. This product does not have user configurable features. No TVS over-voltage clamp.Dual transformer and 30 degree optics.

 
AE00MBxS Dual On-module Gate Drive for single LV100/XHP2, IGBT and SiC MOSFET. This product does not have user configurable features. No TVS over-voltage clamp.Dual transformer and 30 degree optics.

 
AP03L

Dual Channel Baseboard with 3300V Module Interface Card for XHP3, nHPD2, LinPak, LV100, IGBT and SiC MOSFET. Up to three modules in parallel with cables.

 The AP03L single board solution supercedes the AP0xB.

 XC000026 (nHPD2/LinPak)
XB000097 (XHP3)
XC000071 (LV100/XHP2)
XC000102 (LV-HPM 3300V)
4500V    
AP05J Single Channel Baseboard with 4500V Module Interface Card for HPM. Requires DC-DC Converter. Up to three modules in parallel. The AP00J and AP01J are superceded by the AP05J which is a single board solution. XC000042 (HV-HPM 4500V)
6500V    
AP05J Single Channel Baseboard with 6500V Module Interface Card for HPM. Requires DC-DC Converter. Up to three modules in parallel. The AP00J and AP01J are superceded by the AP05J which is a single board solution. XC000040 (HV-HPM 6500V)
DC-DC    
ASD6/7 High Voltage Isolation DC-DC Converter for 4500V and 6500V Single Core Baseboard.