Petersen, A., Stone, D.A., Foster, M.P. orcid.org/0000-0002-8565-0541 et al. (1 more author) (2018) An investigation into the thermal benefits of multilevel converters. In: IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 21-23 Oct 2018, Washington, DC, USA . IEEE ISBN 978-1-5090-6684-1
Abstract
This paper investigates the benefits of distributing thermal load across multiple devices on a single heatsink, with a focus on how this might be a benefit in the use of multilevel converters. The analysis uses finite element modelling to derive trends in performance, which combined with real world data permits for a bulk analysis in to whether multilevel converters have thermal benefits, and if so, to how great an extent. The paper concludes that there are significant and quantifiable benefits to distributing the thermal load, but high order multilevel converters may yield little benefit over lower order systems.
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2019 13:31 |
Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2019 13:31 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon.2018.8591675 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/iecon.2018.8591675 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:142473 |