Title :
New electro-thermal modeling tools for automotive power circuits design optimization
Author :
Habra, W. ; Tounsi, P. ; Dupuy, Ph ; Dorkel, J.-M. ; Madrid, F.
Author_Institution :
LAAS-CNRS. 7, Toulouse
fDate :
Sept. 30 2007-Oct. 2 2007
Abstract :
An innovative and accurate compact thermal model (CTM) extraction methodology for multi-chip automotive power electronics systems is proposed. Compared to the existing methods, e.g. the Delphi method, the number of needed 3D thermal simulations is significantly reduced and transient electro-thermal coupling is easily achieved. An example of experimental CTM extraction procedure is provided.
Keywords :
automotive electronics; network synthesis; power electronics; 3D thermal simulations; Delphi method; automotive power circuits design optimization; compact thermal model extraction; electro-thermal modeling tools; multi-chip automotive power electronics; transient electro-thermal coupling; Automotive applications; Automotive engineering; Boundary conditions; Circuit synthesis; Data mining; Design optimization; MOSFETs; Power electronics; Power generation; Power system modeling; Compact Thermal Model; electro-thermal coupling; electro-thermal simulation; multi-chip power modules; thermal model extraction;
Conference_Titel :
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 2007. BCTM '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1019-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1088-9299
DOI :
10.1109/BIPOL.2007.4351844
