Title :
CAD for hybrid power modules
Author :
Schaeffer, Christian ; Marechal, Yves ; Clavel, Edith ; Farjah, Ebrahim
Author_Institution :
ENSIEG/INPG, Saint Martin d´´Heres, France
Abstract :
An attempt is made to develop a methodology suitable for study and design of the power modules used in an electric-traction-oriented industrial project. The study is based on the various production possibilities from the converter operating conditions and the current/voltage ratings imposed by these conditions (900 A-1200 V). Electrical characterization work has been carried out on power chips to determine the various energies dissipated. A 3-D thermal simulation tool (FLUX 3-D) has been developed to model the thermal behavior of this module. Various installation topologies have been modeled to study the mutual effects of each of the power chips
Keywords :
CAD; digital simulation; invertors; power engineering computing; power integrated circuits; pulse width modulation; thermal analysis; traction; 1200 V; 3-D thermal simulation tool; 900 A; CAD; FLUX 3-D; PWM inverter; electric-traction-oriented industrial project; energy dissipation; hybrid power modules; power chips; Diodes; Frequency; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; MOSFETs; Multichip modules; Production; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1462-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1993.299068
