Datasheet: CAS300M17BMf2,Rev. A
CREE Silicon Carbide MOSFET Evaluation Kit
KIT8020CRD8FF1217P-1
Features:
Includes all the power stage parts needed to quickly
assemble a CREE MOSFET and diode based power
converter and get started with SiC devices.
Easy to use assembly to evaluate CREE MOSFET and
Diode performance in a half bridge circuit.
Easily configurable to different
power conversion
topologies such as Buck or Boost configurations.
Easy access to critical test points for measurement
including VGS, VDS and IDS.
Good layout example for properly driving MOSFET and
diode with minimal ringing.
Gate drive schematic and layout reference for a TO-247
packaged CREE MOSFET.
Comparative testing between CREE devices and IGBTs.
Description:
This Evaluation kit is meant to demonstrate the high performance of all CREE 1200V MOSFETs and CREE
Schottky diodes (SBD) in standard TO-247 package. The kit includes two Cree 80mOhm, 1200V CREE MOSFETs
and two 1200V 20A schottky diodes; a half bridge configured evaluation board that includes isolated gate drivers
and power supplies and all the other components needed to quickly assemble the half bridge power stage . The
basic block diagram and specifications are shown below. The assembly can be easily configured for several
topologies from the basic phase-leg configuration to several other common topologies as shown in the next
section. Additional topologies like H-bridge and 3-phase inverter are possible with two or more of the evaluation
kits.
Evaluation Board details
900V max.
10kW /w a cooling fan
> 300 kHz
+12V aux supply
2 input PWM channels
Some assembly Required
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Sales Summary
Warning: Cree designed evaluation hardware is meant to be an evaluation tool in a lab setting
for Cree components and to be handled and operated by highly qualified technicians or
engineers. The hardware is not designed to meet any particular safety standards and the tool
is not a production qualified assembly
Example configurations:
Boost
L
Cin
RL
Cout
HVDC
D3
Q1
CON1
CON3
CON2
CON5
Buck
Q2
D1
CON1
CON3
CON2
CON5
HVDC
L
Cout RL
Cin
Evaluation Kit Contents
Item
No.
QTY P/N Description
1 1 CRD8FF1217P-1 Cree discrete device evaluation board
2 4 AOS2182471 Ceramic isolation tile, 1.5mm thickness
3 1 57908 Extruded Al Heat sink with mounting
holes.
5 2 C2M0080120D Cree 80mΩ SiC MOSFET
6 2 C4D20120D Cree 20A SiC Schottky Diode
7 1 Copper shorting strip
8 2 74270011 Ferrite Bead
9 8 91166a210 M3 washer, Zn-S, 7mm OD, 3.2mm ID
10 4 92005a129 M3x22mm, Zn-S, Board mounting Screw
11 4 94669a727 Stand offs, Al spacer, 6mm OD x 14mm
12 4 92005a120 M3x10mm, Zn-S, Device mounting screw
13 1 User Guide
