We have developed and experimentally validated a 3D model for thermal analysis and reliability-conscious design of hybrid power converters, using the commercial finite-element solver COMSOLTM. The model was tuned using an accurate packaged MOSFET model and a specially-designed test board for multi-point temperature measurements. Measured and modeled temperatures showed good agreement for various dissipated power levels. A simplified version of the packaged MOSFET was then used in a bridge configuration to build a thermal model of the converter. After thermal studies, we performed preliminary finite-element analysis of the thermally-induced stress distributions.
Thermal characterization and modeling of power hybrid converters for distributed power systems / Cova, Paolo; Menozzi, Roberto; Delmonte, Nicola. - In: MICROELECTRONICS RELIABILITY. - ISSN 0026-2714. - 46:(2006), pp. 1760-1765. [10.1016/j.microrel.2006.07.056]
Thermal characterization and modeling of power hybrid converters for distributed power systems
COVA, Paolo;MENOZZI, Roberto;DELMONTE, Nicola
2006-01-01
Abstract
We have developed and experimentally validated a 3D model for thermal analysis and reliability-conscious design of hybrid power converters, using the commercial finite-element solver COMSOLTM. The model was tuned using an accurate packaged MOSFET model and a specially-designed test board for multi-point temperature measurements. Measured and modeled temperatures showed good agreement for various dissipated power levels. A simplified version of the packaged MOSFET was then used in a bridge configuration to build a thermal model of the converter. After thermal studies, we performed preliminary finite-element analysis of the thermally-induced stress distributions.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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