A junction temperature monitoring method has been presented based on the on-state voltage at high currents. With a simplified physical model, this method mapped the relationship between junction temperature and on-state voltage. The tough calibration and signal sensing issues are solved. Verified by body-diode voltage detecting method, the presented method shows a good performance and high accuracy, in the meantime, it would not change the modulation strategy and topology of the converter.
In this paper, an offline evaluation method for the cooling capability of three-phase insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) inverters is presented, which can better emulate real working conditions. With a properly designed sudden-stop control sequence, the conventional junction temperature monitoring method at a low current is used to calculate the junction temperature before the sudden stop of an inverter. This can solve the challenging switching loss calculation issue in conventional methods. Finally, the feasibility, control sequence, and electrical behaviors of the proposed method are validated through experimental tests.
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