A fast power loss calculation method for long real time thermal simulation of IGBT modules for a three-phase inverter system

International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-46

  Zhou, Z ^a   Khanniche, M S ^a   Igic, P ^a   Kong, S T ^a   Towers, M ^a   Mawby, P A ^a,b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IGBT; Modelling; Simulation; Thermal design; Voltage source inverters (vsi)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TABLE LOOKUP; TRANSMISSION NETWORK CALCULATIONS;

MODELING; THERMAL DESIGN; THERMAL SIMULATION; VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTERS (VSI);

ELECTRIC LOSSES;

EID: 31144443023     PISSN: 08943370     EISSN: 10991204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnm.597     Document Type: Article

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