Description |
1 online resource (9 p.) : ill. |
Series |
NREL/CP ; 540-42350 |
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Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 540-42350.
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Type Of Report |
Conference paper. |
Note |
Title from title screen (viewed July 9, 2008). |
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"June 2008." |
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"Presented at SemiTherm 2008, San Jose, California, March 16-20, 2008." |
Summary |
In hybrid electric vehicles, the inverter is a critical component in the power module, which conditions the flow of electric power between the AC motor and the DC battery pack. The inverter includes a number of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), high-frequency switches used in bidirectional DC-AC conversion. The heat generated in IGBTs can degrade performance, reduce lifetime, and cause component failures. Heat fluxes as high as 250 W per square centimeter may occur, which makes the thermal management problem quite important. In this paper, the potential of self-oscillating jets to cool IGBTs in HEV power modules is investigated experimentally. |
Note |
"The submitted manuscript has been offered by an employee of the Midwest Research Institute (MRI), a contractor of the US Government under contract no. DE-AC36-99GO10337." |
Funding |
FC087000. |
Subject |
Power electronics -- Cooling.
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Heat -- Transmission -- Mathematical models.
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Hybrid electric vehicles -- Research.
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Added Author |
Narumanchi, S. (Sreekant), 1975-
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
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Other Form: |
Print version: Narumanchi, S. (Sreekant), 1975- Single-phase self-oscillating jets for enhanced heat transfer (OCoLC)422937888 |
Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-04 (online) |
Sudoc No. |
E 9.17:NREL/CP-540-42350 |
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