Mixed-mode simulation based study of GTO performance in low-temperature pulsed operation

Author

Castellazzi, A. ; Abdesselam, F.

Author_Institution

Power Electron. Machines & Control Group, Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

fYear

2010

fDate

21-24 June 2010

Firstpage

159

Lastpage

163

Abstract

This paper presents preliminary design considerations and functional testing of a pulsed electromechanical de-icing system for avionic applications. In particular, the focus is on the semiconductor device used to control the energy transfer between the power source and the transducer: 2d fully coupled electro-thermal mixed-mode device-circuit simulations are used to investigate various aspects of the switch performance over the temperature range of interest, with the aim to derive important inputs for system design optimization and reliable development.

Keywords

avionics; thyristors; 2D fully-coupled electrothermal mixed-mode device-circuit simulations; GTO performance; avionic applications; development reliability; energy transfer control; low-temperature pulsed operation; pulsed electromechanical deicing system; semiconductor device; system design optimization; Aerospace electronics; Design optimization; Energy exchange; Power semiconductor switches; Power system reliability; Semiconductor devices; System testing; Temperature control; Temperature distribution; Transducers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Conference (IPEC), 2010 International

Conference_Location

Sapporo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5394-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPEC.2010.5543848

Filename

5543848