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

2005 European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

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

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Device application; IGBT; Simulation; Thermal design; Voltage Source Inverters (VSI)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS (IGBT); REAL TIME CONTROL;

DEVICE APPLICATIONS; THERMAL DESIGN; THERMAL SIMULATION;

ELECTRIC LOSSES;

EID: 33947644967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/epe.2005.219598     Document Type: Conference Paper

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