Title :
Simulation of ARCP converter with physics-based circuit simulator device models
Author :
Kang, X. ; Caiafa, A. ; Santi, E. ; Hudgins, J.L. ; Palmer, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC, USA
Abstract :
Former simulation studies of the auxiliary resonant commutated pole (ARCP), a well-known high power soft-switching inverter, have invariably used simplified power device models, obtaining fast simulation speed, but sacrificing accuracy. In this research, we apply to the simulation of the ARCP converter physics-based IGBT and power diode models, which have been proven robust in the hard switching circuit simulation. With this approach, it is possible to obtain more detailed waveforms of the commutation process and more accurate estimation of the system losses.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; commutation; frequency convertors; insulated gate bipolar transistors; invertors; power semiconductor diodes; semiconductor device models; switching convertors; auxiliary resonant commutated pole inverter; commutation process; converter simulation; convertor system losses; hard switching circuit simulation; physics-based circuit; power diode model; soft-switching inverter; Charge carrier processes; Circuit simulation; Equations; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Inverters; Power system modeling; Resonance; Semiconductor diodes; Switches; Switching converters;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialist Conference, 2003. PESC '03. 2003 IEEE 34th Annual
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7754-0
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.2003.1217743
