Electro-thermal modeling of power IGBT modules by heat pipe systems

Driss, Ameni; Maalej, Samah; Zaghdoudi, Mohamed Chaker

doi:10.1109/icemis.2017.8273068

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“…Heat pipes can be embedded in conductive plates or heat sinks for increasing heat spread or transfer capabilities [1]. Integration of heat pipes in electronic devices has been investigated for automotive applications [16]- [18] due to their high thermal conductivity, efficiency, flexibility, and suitable range of working temperature without consuming any additional electric energy.…”

Section: Cooling Sytem Design Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two objective functions, volume of the converter and power efficiency of the cooling system, have been selected as the design space. Since the fan is the only component that consumes power, the efficiency, η, of the cooling system is defined by the power efficiency of the fan by η = dP T v P in (18) dP T is the pressure drop for the corresponding volumetric air flow, v, of the fan's operating point and P in is the power consumption of the fan. The length and width of the cooling system are determined within the power converter package which can be maximum of 155 and 50 mm, respectively, and the only parameter that changes the volume of the entire converter is the height of the heat sink, h f .…”

Section: Optimization Of Cooling Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Optimal Design of Integrated Heat Pipe Air-Cooled System Using TLBO Algorithm for SiC MOSFET Converters

Alizadeh

Rodriguez

Bauman

et al. 2020

IEEE Open J. Power Electron.

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Optimal thermal management system design is critical for power electronic converters to ensure the reliability of power semiconductor switches. Medium power density inverter systems are often air-cooled to ensure an efficient and cost-effective thermal management solution. In addition, using heat pipes as the heat transfer medium between the heat sources and the heat sink can provide lower volume for the entire inverter. This paper investigates the effectiveness of Teaching Learning Based Optimization (TLBO) for finding the optimal forced-air heat sink with heat pipe cooling system to achieve higher fan efficiency and lower inverter packaging volume. The optimal design is found utilizing commercially available fans and heat pipes. The TLBO design optimization is also compared to the highly implemented Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and it is found that TLBO uses 20 times fewer iterations than PSO to converge, and that the TLBO results are more robust for different design constraints.

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Section: Cooling Sytem Design Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Optimization Of Cooling Designmentioning

confidence: 99%