Title :
A novel simulation of power switching bipolar transistor
Author :
Allard, Bruno ; Morel, Hervé ; Change, J.-P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Composants de Puissance et Applications, INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
Abstract :
The authors have developed a one-dimensional power bipolar transistor primary model able to help circuit designers in the choice of power components. In particular, the model must accurately predict electrical and thermal constraints during switching. Classical SPICE models do not run satisfactorily for this purpose. Thus, the authors propose an original modeling method that takes advantage of a regional hypothesis relying on bond-graph theory. Each region inside the device is described by a state-variable model, and the high-level injection collector region modeling requires functional analysis techniques. With very few input parameters, primary results fit well with experiments
Keywords :
bipolar transistors; graph theory; power transistors; semiconductor device models; semiconductor switches; simulation; bipolar transistor; bond-graph theory; functional analysis techniques; high-level injection collector region modeling; one-dimensional modelling; power switching; simulation; state-variable model; Bipolar transistors; Bonding; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Equivalent circuits; Power electronics; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Power system simulation; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1992. ISCAS '92. Proceedings., 1992 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0593-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1992.230112