The influence of operating conditions on multi-objective optimization of power electronic devices and circuits

Author

Bryant, A.T. ; Jaeggi, D.M. ; Parks, G.T. ; Palmer, P.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK

Volume

2

fYear

2005

fDate

2-6 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

1449

Abstract

A method of device and circuit optimization is presented in which the switching conditions during typical operation are taken into account. Optimization using a parallel multi-objective Tabu search allows a simple yet effective way to include the wide range of switching conditions imposed on the devices, using condition maps generated from the converter load cycle. This technique is applied to minimize power losses in an IGBT-diode pair, with four different distributions of conditions investigated. Distinct trends in device selection are apparent, some of which depend on the conditions applied.

Keywords

insulated gate bipolar transistors; search problems; switching convertors; IGBT-diode pair; multiobjective optimization; parallel multiobjective Tabu search; power electronic devices; power loss minimization; switching conditions; Circuits; Design optimization; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Inverters; Power dissipation; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Semiconductor diodes; Switching converters; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 2005. Fourtieth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2005

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9208-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.2005.1518550

Filename

1518550