Semiconductor loss estimation in an innovative global power converter designer

Konferenz: PCIM Europe digital days 2020 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
07.07.2020 - 08.07.2020 in Deutschland

Tagungsband: PCIM Europe digital days 2020

Seiten: 7Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

Autoren:
Fontes, Guillaume; Boige, Francois; Morentin, Alvaro; Delamare, Guillaume; Videau, Nicolas (Power Design Technologies, France)
Meynard, Thierry (Power Design Technologies, France & LAPLACE, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, France)

Inhalt:
This paper proposes an approach to quickly evaluate semiconductor losses. This approach combines a fast solver with ideal switch models and detailed loss data stored in multidimensional lookup-tables. This alternative offers a good compromise between accuracy and speed. It is implemented in PowerForge®, an innovative software to benchmark different power semiconductor devices or topologies. Results comparing PLECS, PSIM and PowerForge to evaluate the accuracy is proposed.