Title :
Evaluation of Freon modules for power electronics designed for a locomotive traction drive
Author :
Desai, Prakash H. ; Wiegner, Guenter
Author_Institution :
Gen. Motors, La Grange, IL, USA
Abstract :
A technological trend of using freon-cooled power electronics for traction application has developed. The unique advantages offered by the Freon immersion technique, especially for diesel-electric locomotives applications, are described. Experimental data pertaining to recently developed Freon modules used for cooling high-power semiconductors are presented. A procedure based on a well-known caloric method is used to determine the component losses for the high-performance power converter and inverter designs with calculated efficiency values higher than 98%
Keywords :
cooling; diesel-electric locomotives; electric drives; heat sinks; invertors; power convertors; traction; Freon; caloric method; cooling; diesel-electric; efficiency; heat sinks; immersion technique; inverter; locomotive traction drive; losses; power converter; power electronics; semiconductors; Electronics cooling; Industry Applications Society; Inverters; Power electronics; Power system reliability; Temperature distribution; Testing; Thyristors; Traction motors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
