Developing power semiconductor device model for virtual prototyping of power electronics systems

Li, Ke; Evans, Paul; Johnson, Christopher Mark

Abstract

Virtual prototyping (VP) is very important for power electronics systems design. A virtual prototyping design tool based on different modelling technology and model order reduction is proposed in the paper. In order to combine circuit electromagnetic model with power semiconductor device models, a SiC-JFET behavioural model is presented and implemented in the design tool. A half bridge circuit using SiC-JFET devices is thus represented in the VP software. The presented SiC-JFET behavioural model is then validated by comparing with experimental measurements on switching waveforms.

Citation

Li, K., Evans, P., & Johnson, C. M. Developing power semiconductor device model for virtual prototyping of power electronics systems. Presented at 13th IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC 2016)

• Conference Name: 13th IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC 2016)
• End Date: Oct 20, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Jun 14, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 18, 2016
• Deposit Date: Nov 17, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 17, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Virtual prototyping; Model order reduction; Power semiconductor device modelling; Behavioural model; Switching waveforms
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/822988
• Publisher URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7791664/
• Related Public URLs: http://www.vppc2016.org/
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• Contract Date: Nov 17, 2016