Thermal analysis of a magnetic packaged power module

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Abstract

Power density of converters have been dramatically increased through the innovations of packaging and integration technologies. Meanwhile, it also imposes more challenges on the thermal performances. An integrated power module packaged with magnetic component is proposed to improve both electrical and thermal performances. This paper presents the thermal analysis of the proposed power module. The magnetic component acts as both the filter inductor in the converter and the package of the power module. Benefiting from this package technology, the inductor can be designed with a bigger winding of lower resistance, thus generating less heat. The magnetic material has better thermal conductivity than plastic material used in conventional plastic packaged power modules; therefore, the power module has better thermal performance. Simulation is executed to show thermal effect of winding configurations. A thermal evaluation board is built to compare thermal performances of the proposed power module and two other commercial products. The proposed power module has 11°C lower than the other part with the same size.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2095-2101
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781467383936
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event31st Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016 - Long Beach, United States
Duration: 20 Mar 201624 Mar 2016

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2016-May

Conference

Conference31st Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach
Period20/03/1624/03/16

Keywords

  • analytical model
  • electrical packaging
  • finite element method
  • thermal resistance

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