• DocumentCode
    1938818
  • Title

    Impacts of cooling technology on solder fatigue for power modules in electric traction drive vehicles

  • Author

    O´Keefe, Matthew ; Vlahinos, Andreas

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Transp. Technol. & Syst., Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    7-10 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1182
  • Lastpage
    1188
  • Abstract
    This paper presents three power module cooling topologies that are being considered for use in electric traction drive vehicles such as a hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or electric vehicle. The impact on the fatigue life of solder joints for each cooling option is investigated along with the thermal performance. Considering solder joint reliability and thermal performance, topologies using indirect jet impingement look attractive.
  • Keywords
    cooling; fatigue; hybrid electric vehicles; reliability; solders; traction motor drives; cooling technology; electric traction drive vehicles; fatigue life; indirect jet impingement; plug-in hybrid electric; power modules; solder joint reliability; Automotive engineering; Cooling; Electric vehicles; Fatigue; Hybrid electric vehicles; Multichip modules; Power system reliability; Soldering; Temperature; Vehicle driving; jet impingement; power electronics; reliability; solder joint fatigue;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2009. VPPC '09. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Dearborn, MI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2600-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2601-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VPPC.2009.5289717
  • Filename
    5289717