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Modeling Power Electronics Components 1718554650
Modeling Power Electronics Components 1718554650
Vivek Raju
Application Engineer
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Applications of Power Electronics using IGBT.
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What are the challenges in designing the
Power Electronics Convertors?
Challenge 1 :
System level simulation of power electronics applications.
Challenge 2:
Detailed modeling of power electronics with non linear switching
characteristics
Challenge 3:
Calculating the switching loss of the power converter from a
datasheet to design an appropriate control logic
Challenge 4:
Bring thermal effects to the power electronics convertor.
Challenge 5:
Control system design and PWM waveform generation.
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Agenda
Big Picture demo – 6-Switch 2-Level Converter
Challenge 1 :
System level analysis of Power Electronics applications.
Challenge 2:
Detailed modeling of power electronics with non linear switching
characteristics
Challenge 3:
Calculating the switching loss of the power converter from a
datasheet to design an appropriate control logic
Challenge 4:
Bring thermal effects to the power electronics convertor.
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6-Switch 2-Level Converter
DC Link AC output
Input
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6-Switch 2-Level Converter
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Agenda
Big Picture demo – 6-Switch 2-Level Converter
Challenge 1 :
System level analysis of Power Electronics applications.
Challenge 2:
Detailed modeling of power electronics with non linear switching
characteristics
Challenge 3:
Calculating the switching loss of the power converter from a
datasheet to design an appropriate control logic
Challenge 4:
Bring thermal effects to the power electronics convertor.
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System level simulation of Power Electronics
Model:
DC-DC
Converter Control
a Battery Inverter Motor
b
c
Challenge 1 :
System level analysis of Power Electronics applications.
Challenge 2:
Detailed modeling of power electronics with non linear switching
characteristics
Challenge 3:
Calculating the switching loss of the power converter to design an
appropriate control logic
Challenge 4:
Bring thermal effects to the power electronics convertor.
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System level simulation of Power Electronics
Model:
DC-DC
BatteryConverter Inverter Control Motor
SimPowerSystems
Piecewise linear systems solution
Multiphase bridges and pulse generators
Detailed and average voltage models
Transient and harmonic analysis
Faster simulation
SimElectronics
Simultaneous nonlinear equations solution
SPICE level switching device models
Include switching losses
Include parasitic current effects
Include temperature effects
Higher fidelity simulation
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SimElectronics and SimPowerSystems
SimElectronics SimPowerSystems
𝑰𝒄𝒆
𝑽𝒄𝒆
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6-Switch 2-Level Converter
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Agenda
Big Picture demo – 6-Switch 2-Level Converter
Challenge 1 :
System level analysis of Power Electronics applications.
Challenge 2:
Detailed modeling of power electronics with non linear switching
characteristics
Challenge 3:
Calculating the switching loss of the power converter from a
datasheet to design an appropriate control logic
Challenge 4:
Bring thermal effects to the power electronics convertor.
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Modeling the characteristics of IGBT using
SimElectronics
Model:
Device Blocks
Collector
Gate
Device
Datasheet
Emitter
IGBT Diode
Control 𝐼𝐶
Circuit C
G 𝑉𝐶𝐸
E
11 V Power
Circuit
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Switching Characteristics
(Switching Energies vs. Collector Current)
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Modeling the characteristics of IGBT using
SimElectronics
Model:
Device Blocks
Collector
Gate
Spice
Netlist
Emitter
IGBT Diode
1.0
0.8
𝐼𝐶 [kA]
0.6
Device
Datasheet
0.4
0.2
𝑇vj = 25℃
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
𝑉𝐶𝐸sat [V]
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Agenda
Big Picture demo – 6-Switch 2-Level Converter
Challenge 1 :
System level analysis of Power Electronics applications.
Challenge 2:
Detailed modeling of power electronics with non linear switching
characteristics
Challenge 3:
Calculating the switching loss of the power converter from a
datasheet to design an appropriate control logic
Challenge 4:
Bring thermal effects to the power electronics convertor.
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Thermal Effect Modeling
Model:
Semiconductor Chip
IGBT Module
Junction 𝑍th(j−c)
Case
Heat Sink
𝑍th(c−s)
Heat Sink
𝑍th(s−a)
Ambient
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Thank you
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