Title :
Power p-i-n diode modeling using SPICE
Author :
Aruajo, A. ; Carvalho, Adriano ; De Carvalho, J. L Martins
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Engenharia, Porto Univ., Portugal
Abstract :
A physics based model for the power p-i-n diode is implemented into the general circuit simulation package SPICE. This model based on a variational formulation and finite element solution of the semiconductor equations accurately describes the forward and reverse recovery as well as the conduction behaviour. The procedure used to implement the resulting model into SPICE is described. The simulations are finally compared with known experiments for demonstration of its effectiveness
Keywords :
SPICE; circuit analysis computing; finite element analysis; p-i-n diodes; power semiconductor diodes; semiconductor device models; variational techniques; SPICE; circuit simulation package; computer simulation; conduction behaviour; finite element solution; forward recovery; power p-i-n diode modeling; reverse recovery; semiconductor equations; variational formulation; Charge carrier processes; Circuit simulation; Electron mobility; Equations; Finite element methods; P-i-n diodes; SPICE; Semiconductor diodes; Thermal resistance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1997. ISIE '97., Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Guimaraes
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3936-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1997.648937
