Title :
Application of Electrical Circuit Simulations in Hybrid Vehicle Development
Author :
Ueta, Takashi ; Nagao, Masaru ; Hamada, Kazuya
Author_Institution :
Electron. Dev. Div. 3, Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the application of electrical circuit simulations in intelligent power module development for hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles. The limitations of the conventional design and simulation systems are discussed, and efforts for overcoming these limitations are described. The introduction of a physics-based insulated-gate-bipolar-transistor model with a surface-potential MOSFET core into the design flow is described. Finally, future expectations for necessary simulation technology development are given.
Keywords :
MOSFET; automotive electronics; circuit simulation; fuel cell vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles; insulated gate bipolar transistors; semiconductor device models; design flow; electric vehicles; electrical circuit simulations; fuel cell vehicles; hybrid vehicle development; intelligent power module development; physics-based insulated gate bipolar transistor model; surface-potential MOSFET core; Circuit simulation; Fuels; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Integrated circuit modeling; Semiconductor device modeling; Switches; Vehicles; Electric vehicle (EV); electrical circuit; fuel cell vehicle (FCV); hybrid vehicle (HV); insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT); intelligent power module (IPM); simulation model;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TED.2012.2228198
