DocumentCode :
1321494
Title :
High-speed electro-thermal simulation model of inverter power modules for hybrid vehicles
Author :
Zhou, Zhengchun ; Kanniche, M.S. ; Butcup, S.G. ; Igic, P.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Syst. Design Centre, Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
Volume :
5
Issue :
8
fYear :
2011
fDate :
9/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
636
Lastpage :
643
Abstract :
Temperature and temperature variation cycles of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) are important variables for reliability assessment of inverter power module (IPM) applied in hybrid vehicles. Conventional electro-thermal (ET) simulation based on physics device model has been considered as an accurate method, but it is difficult to conduct a long real-time (over 10 min) thermal simulation as required in hybrid vehicles. In this study, a fast ET simulation model for long real-time thermal simulation of three-phase IGBT IPMs is presented in which the consideration of inverter/motor power train modelling, determination of simulation time step, calculation of temperature-dependent power losses as well as thermal network are discussed in detail. The advantage of the proposed simulation model is the IGBT temperature and variation cycle with power cycles of vehicles can be simulated at a fast speed without significant loss of accuracy. Device temperature over 10 min of real-time operation for a three-phase IGBT IPM has been simulated and validated by an experimental test.
Keywords :
hybrid electric vehicles; insulated gate bipolar transistors; invertors; power transmission (mechanical); ET simulation model; IGBT; high-speed electro-thermal simulation model; hybrid vehicles; insulated gate bipolar transistors; inverter power modules; inverter-motor power train modelling; thermal simulation;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Electric Power Applications, IET
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1751-8660
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/iet-epa.2011.0048
Filename :
6019079
Link To Document :
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