Specifications

EVALPFC-3kW-IPZ65R019C7

Application Note AN 2014-06

V1.1 January 2015

General safety instruction

Warning: The evaluation board works with high voltage which could be deadly for the users. Furthermore all

circuits on the board are not isolated from the line input. Due to the high power density, the components on

the board as well as the heat sink can be heated to a very high temperature which can cause a burning risk

when touched directly. The users should be engineers and technicians who are experienced in power

electronics technology and make sure that no danger or risk may occur while operating this board.

Note: After the operation of the evaluation board, the DC-Link Capacitors C21 and C24 may still store a high

energy for several minutes, which is indicated by the lighting of the LED1. So the C21 and C24 must be first

discharged till the LED1 does not light before any directly touching of the board.

Note: The board is designed for a maximum input current of 16A. To operate it at a mains input of 90VAC,

the output power must be correspondingly reduced so that the maximum current limit is not exceeded.

Note: The normal output power of the board is designed up to 3kW so that the device temperature stays

below 80°C. Users can operate the board to a peak output power of 3500W. However it is not recommended

to operate at this output power level longer than 2 minutes. In this case, the device temperature of the

MOSFET (DUT1) and/or Diode (DUT1) can reach above 100°C. Be care for the burning risk!

Note: The EMC filter on the board is designed to cover a wide range of applications according to the

standard CISPR 14. Nevertheless the EMC of the board is strongly dependent on the different application

settings and load conditions. Users may modify the EMC filter or using other methods like wire shielding to

make the individual applications fulfil the standard. To fulfil other possible dedicated standards required by

different applications, users may have to apply extern components themselves.

Note: The evaluation board is designed according general electric roles. Never the less will Infineon

Technologies not guarantee any fulfillment of local certificate requirements ore recommendations according

norms. Therefore the usage of the evaluation board is on your own risk.

To get started

Step 1: Complete connections “V

”, “V

out

”& “KL01”

• V

out

: Connect with an output load which is available to operate at 400V DC

• V

: Connect L, N and Earth to the 90VAC…265VAC mains power supply

• KL01 : Optional DC-Power that power up the cooling fans externally see Thermal concept

Step 2: Switch on the mains power supply and check the Vout for the 400V DC

Step 3: For more instructions please refer to the following guideline.