Forced-Air Cooling System Design Under Weight Constraint for High-Temperature SiC Converter

An analytical model has been developed for predicting the forced-air cooling system performance, including a detailed optimization process to minimize the total weight. With a design example in a high-density high-temperature SiC converter, the presented design method was verified through numerical...

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Published inIEEE transactions on power electronics Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 1998 - 2007
Main Authors Puqi Ning, Fei Wang, Ngo, Khai D. T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.04.2014
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Applied sciences
Convertors
Cooling
Design optimization
Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing
Ducts
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Electrical machines
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Geometry
Heat transfer
Heating
High temperature
Integrated circuits
Mathematical models
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Silicon carbide
Simulation
Performance evaluation
Thermal management (packaging)
High density
System design
High temperature
Experimental study
Forced cooling
Optimization
Cooling by air
Air cooling
System performance
Analytical method
Cooling system
Converter
Numerical simulation
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Summary:An analytical model has been developed for predicting the forced-air cooling system performance, including a detailed optimization process to minimize the total weight. With a design example in a high-density high-temperature SiC converter, the presented design method was verified through numerical simulations and experiments.
ISSN:0885-8993
1941-0107
DOI:10.1109/TPEL.2013.2271259