Using multi time-scale electro-Thermal simulation approach to evaluate SiC-MOSFET power converter in virtual prototyping design tool

Ke Li; Paul Evans; Mark Johnson

doi:10.1109/COMPEL.2017.8013278

Using multi time-scale electro-Thermal simulation approach to evaluate SiC-MOSFET power converter in virtual prototyping design tool

Ke Li
, Paul Evans
, Mark Johnson

University of Nottingham

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

16 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Using virtual prototyping (VP) design tool to evaluate power converter electro-Thermal performance can help designers to validate prototype in a quick way. However, different system time-scale requires efficient electro-Thermal simulation techniques. Thus, an approach by using average power losses of one switching cycle is presented in the paper to decouple electrical and thermal simulation so as to evaluate the influence of the parasitic inductance on device junction temperature quickly. This approach is validated by comparing with a method to obtain device junction temperature by using instantaneous power losses. By implementing it in the VP design tool, where a SiC-MOSFET behavioural model is developed and validated, it is shown the parasitic inductance influence on power converter electro-Thermal waveforms. Thus, designers can evaluate power converter electro-Thermal performance more quickly than other commercial software.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509053261
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPEL.2017.8013278
Publication status	Published - 18 Aug 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017 - Stanford, United States Duration: 9 Jul 2017 → 12 Jul 2017

Publication series

Name	2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017

Workshop

Workshop	18th IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Stanford
Period	9/07/17 → 12/07/17

Funding

ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through research grant [EP/K03504/1]. The authors would like to thank all the partners of the project Multidomain Optimization and Virtual Prototyping for High-Density Power Electronics Systems for technical discussions.

Keywords

Electro-Thermal simulation
Multi time-scale
Parasitic inductance
SiC-MOSFET
Switching losses
Virtual prototyping

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Optimization
Modelling and Simulation

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Li, K., Evans, P., & Johnson, M. (2017). Using multi time-scale electro-Thermal simulation approach to evaluate SiC-MOSFET power converter in virtual prototyping design tool. In 2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017 Article 8013278 (2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPEL.2017.8013278

Using multi time-scale electro-Thermal simulation approach to evaluate SiC-MOSFET power converter in virtual prototyping design tool. / Li, Ke; Evans, Paul; Johnson, Mark.
2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. 8013278 (2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Li, K, Evans, P & Johnson, M 2017, Using multi time-scale electro-Thermal simulation approach to evaluate SiC-MOSFET power converter in virtual prototyping design tool. in 2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017., 8013278, 2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 18th IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017, Stanford, California, United States, 9/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPEL.2017.8013278

Li K, Evans P, Johnson M. Using multi time-scale electro-Thermal simulation approach to evaluate SiC-MOSFET power converter in virtual prototyping design tool. In 2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. 8013278. (2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017). doi: 10.1109/COMPEL.2017.8013278

Li, Ke ; Evans, Paul ; Johnson, Mark. / Using multi time-scale electro-Thermal simulation approach to evaluate SiC-MOSFET power converter in virtual prototyping design tool. 2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. (2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2017).

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