Placement Optimization of Power Components in Static Power Converters under Spatial and Thermal Constraints

Cherif Larouci; Kamal Ejjabraoui; Pierre Lefranc; Claude Marchand

Placement Optimization of Power Components in Static Power Converters under Spatial and Thermal Constraints

Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 368-376, Mar. 2012

10.6113/JPE.2012.12.2.368

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Abstract

This paper deals with an optimization approach of 3D space placement of power components under volume and thermal constraints. It consists in optimizing semiconductors positions on a heat sink by respecting the components junction temperatures and minimizing the heat sink size. The aim is to remove risks on the 3D converter components placement and ensure their effective integration before carrying out the first physical prototype. This approach is based on coupling an optimization environment with a thermal finite element simulation tool. A pre-sizing step using analytical models is performed to set the optimization computations coupled to numerical simulation.

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[IEEE Style]

C. Larouci, K. Ejjabraoui, P. Lefranc, C. Marchand, "Placement Optimization of Power Components in Static Power Converters under Spatial and Thermal Constraints," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 368-376, 2012. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2012.12.2.368.

[ACM Style]

Cherif Larouci, Kamal Ejjabraoui, Pierre Lefranc, and Claude Marchand. 2012. Placement Optimization of Power Components in Static Power Converters under Spatial and Thermal Constraints. Journal of Power Electronics, 12, 2, (2012), 368-376. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2012.12.2.368.