Development of a 30 kW Si IGBT based three-phase converter for operation at 200 °C with high temperature coolant in hybrid electric vehicle applications

This paper presents a 30 kW Si IGBT based three-phase converter for operating at the junction temperature of 200 °C with the high temperature coolant in hybrid electric vehicle applications. First, the Si IGBT phase-leg module is developed for 200 °C operation utilizing high temperature packaging technologies. Then the thermal management system utilizing the integrated pin fin baseplate is adopted to allow improved thermal performance. Afterward, the short circuit current is employed as the temperature sensitive parameter for junction temperature measurement during converter operation. Finally, a 30 kW three-phase converter is implemented. The experimental results demonstrate that the three-phase converter can operate at the junction temperature of 200 °C with the 105 °C high temperature coolant, thus eliminating the need for the additional 65 °C coolant in HEV.