A Simplified Model for SiC Power Diode Modules for Implementation in Spice Based Simulators

Abstract:

A simplified model for SiC Power diodes has been developed and implemented in Spice simulator in order to get the advantages of a modular and hierarchical structure that can be easily used for modeling of power semiconductor modules. The proposed approach is based on the lumped charge technique. One of the main targets for the proposed model is the implementation of a modeling structure starting from the evaluation and simplification of the semiconductor equations. The paper will show the implementation of the model along with an experimental evaluation of the proposed method.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 740-742)
• Pages: 1089-1092
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.740-742.1089
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Filippo Chimento, Muhammad Nawaz, Niccoló Mora, Salvatore Tomarchio
• Keywords: Diode, Lumped Charge, Modeling, Power Electronics Module, Spice Simulators

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