Title :
Thermal behavior of a three phase inverter for EV (Electric Vehicle)
Author :
Fakhfakh, Mohamed Amine ; Ayadi, Moez ; Neji, Rafik
Author_Institution :
Electr. Vehicle & Power Electron. Group (VEEP), Univ. of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
Abstract :
Power modules including IGBT are widely used in the applications of motor drivers in Electric Vehicle. The thermal behavior of these modules becomes more important to choose the optimum design of cooling system. In this paper, we propose a RC thermal model of the dynamic electro-thermal behavior of IGBT PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) inverter modules. This model is used to estimate the maximum junction temperature of the module. The thermal behaviors of the junction and power dissipation are studied with and without influences between the module components. The electro-thermal model is implemented and simulated with MATLAB simulator.
Keywords :
PWM invertors; electric vehicles; insulated gate bipolar transistors; motor drives; EV; IGBT PWM; RC thermal model; dynamic electrothermal behavior; electric vehicles; motor drivers; power dissipation; power modules; pulse width modulation inverter; three phase inverter; Cooling; Electric vehicles; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Mathematical model; Multichip modules; Power system modeling; Pulse inverters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Temperature; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
MELECON 2010 - 2010 15th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference
Conference_Location :
Valletta
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5793-9
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2010.5476247
