Title :
Cooling of an IGBT Drive System with Vaporizable Dielectric Fluid (VDF)
Author :
Howes, Jeremy C. ; Levett, David B. ; Wilson, Shawn T. ; Marsala, Joe ; Saums, David L.
Author_Institution :
Parker Hannifin Corp., Charlotte, NC
Abstract :
The use of a vaporizable dielectric fluid is proposed and demonstrated in a proof-of-concept electrical drive system utilizing medium-range 1200 VAC 450 A IGBT devices. Comparative empirical data is shown for a drive system utilizing production components for a traditional air-cooled extruded aluminum heat sink thermal solution for each IGBT module, versus several water-cooled liquid cold plate solutions and a single-cabinet 750 kW, 1,000-horsepower drive system utilizing low-flow, pumped liquid multiphase cooling. Positive and negative attributes of each thermal solution are described.
Keywords :
cooling; electric drives; heat sinks; insulated gate bipolar transistors; power bipolar transistors; thermal management (packaging); IGBT drive system cooling; air-cooled extruded aluminum heat sink; electrical drive system; production component; vaporizable dielectric fluid; Cold plates; Dielectric liquids; Electronics cooling; Heat sinks; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Liquid cooling; Pumps; Refrigerants; Thermal management; USA Councils; IGBT; Liquid cooling; alternative electronic cooling fluids; condensing; dielectric; industrial drive system; phase-change; pumped liquid multiphase; pumped refrigerant; two-phase; vaporizable fluid;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, 2008. Semi-Therm 2008. Twenty-fourth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2123-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1065-2221
DOI :
10.1109/STHERM.2008.4509358
