Reliability and thermal performance of IGBT plastic modules for the More Electric Aircraft

Author

Newcombe, D.R. ; Coulbeck, L. ; Dessiatoun, S. ; Ivakhnenko, I. ; Sawata, T. ; Holme, M.G.

Author_Institution

Dynex Semicond., Lincoln, UK

fYear

2003

fDate

14-17 April 2003

Firstpage

118

Lastpage

121

Abstract

A significant part of the introduction of the More Electric Aircraft is the development of cost effective insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) modules, which demonstrate high power density, are reliable under a range of aggressive environments and are lightweight. The study of Cosmic Rays and the development of a high performance heat sinking structure are two areas that have been addressed within the More Electric Aircraft Initiative.

Keywords

aerospace engines; cosmic ray interactions; heat sinks; insulated gate bipolar transistors; modules; plastic packaging; power bipolar transistors; power field effect transistors; radiation hardening (electronics); semiconductor device reliability; thermal stability; Cosmic Rays; IGBT plastic modules; More Electric Aircraft; heat sinking structure; insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor; reliability; thermal performance; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Cosmic rays; Costs; Engines; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Neutrons; Plastics; Power electronics; Power system reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 2003. Proceedings. ISPSD '03. 2003 IEEE 15th International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7876-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPSD.2003.1225244

Filename

1225244