Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules

This paper presents an advanced dynamic cooling strategy for multi-layer structured power electronic modules. An observer based feedback controller is proposed to reduce a power device or module's thermal cycle amplitude during operation, with the aim of improving reliability and lifetime. The...

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Main Authors: Wang, Xiang, Castellazzi, Alberto, Zanchetta, Pericle
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33382/
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author Wang, Xiang
Castellazzi, Alberto
Zanchetta, Pericle
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Castellazzi, Alberto
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description This paper presents an advanced dynamic cooling strategy for multi-layer structured power electronic modules. An observer based feedback controller is proposed to reduce a power device or module's thermal cycle amplitude during operation, with the aim of improving reliability and lifetime. The full-state observer design is based on a developed Cauer type thermal model. The observer enables estimation and control of the temperature at reliability critical locations only measuring one accessible location. This makes the method particularly powerful and suitable for application in power systems. The designed strategy is confirmed experimentally. Although the experiment is developed for a specific application scenario, the proposed strategy is of general validity.
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spelling nottingham-333822020-05-04T17:34:43Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33382/ Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules Wang, Xiang Castellazzi, Alberto Zanchetta, Pericle This paper presents an advanced dynamic cooling strategy for multi-layer structured power electronic modules. An observer based feedback controller is proposed to reduce a power device or module's thermal cycle amplitude during operation, with the aim of improving reliability and lifetime. The full-state observer design is based on a developed Cauer type thermal model. The observer enables estimation and control of the temperature at reliability critical locations only measuring one accessible location. This makes the method particularly powerful and suitable for application in power systems. The designed strategy is confirmed experimentally. Although the experiment is developed for a specific application scenario, the proposed strategy is of general validity. Elsevier 2016-03-01 Article PeerReviewed Wang, Xiang, Castellazzi, Alberto and Zanchetta, Pericle (2016) Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules. Microelectronics Reliability, 58 . pp. 113-118. ISSN 0026-2714 Cooling; reliability; temperature control; thermal stress; thermal cycle; lifetime http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.microrel.2016.01.020 doi:10.1016/j.microrel.2016.01.020 doi:10.1016/j.microrel.2016.01.020
spellingShingle Cooling; reliability; temperature control; thermal stress; thermal cycle; lifetime
Wang, Xiang
Castellazzi, Alberto
Zanchetta, Pericle
Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules
title Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules
title_full Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules
title_fullStr Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules
title_full_unstemmed Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules
title_short Observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules
title_sort observer based dynamic adaptive cooling system for power modules
topic Cooling; reliability; temperature control; thermal stress; thermal cycle; lifetime
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33382/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33382/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33382/