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An approach to building more compact power electronic converters
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| Author(s) |
Jelena Popović-Gerber; Mark Gerber; Braham Ferreira |
| Abstract |
An approach to constructing high power density power electronic converters is presented.
The largest volume contributors in state-of-the-art construction technology are discussed. A concept to
reduce the volume of converters by means of increasing the level of integration and better thermal
management is introduced. Hybrid integration of power electronic circuits through partitioning the circuit
into sub-circuits on the basis of components’ characteristics such as heat density, volumetric aspects and
cost per volume is discussed. These sub-circuits are referred to as Integrated Power Electronic Modules
(IPEMs) and are manufactured in suitable integration technologies. The concept is applied to a case study, a converter for 2 kW AC drive, as part of the demonstrator
program running under European Centre for Power Electronics (ECPE) “Industrial Drives – System
Integrationâ€. The electrical circuit schematic of the converter is partitioned into three IPEMs: Planar
Ceramic IPEM, Planar PCB IPEM and 3D Passive IPEM. Suitable technologies for implementation of
each IPEM and their volume reduction potential are discussed. |
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| Date |
Last modified 2008-01-16 by System |
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