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Indirect Electro-Thermal Modelling of Semiconductor Diode Using Non-Linear Behavior of Volt-Ampere Characteristic

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  • Michal Frivaldsky

    (Department of Mechatronics and Electronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia)

  • Miroslav Pavelek

    (Department of Mechatronics and Electronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia)

Abstract

The aim of the proposed paper is the development of an electro-thermal model of semiconductor component using an indirect modelling approach. The approach is based on the integration of the component’s electrical properties considering non-linear behavior of a V-A characteristic. In this way, the identification of semiconductor material properties considering non-linear dependencies and semiconductor volume is provided. The main aim of the presented approach is simplification of the electro–thermal interaction within finite-element modelling of the semiconductor components. In this way, it is possible to omit more complex boundary definitions and the setting of the semiconductor-based physics. The proposed methodology is presented within the development of a simulation model based on a small high-frequency rectifying diode, taking into account its geometric dimensions and the internal arrangement of its structure. Simulation was performed as a transient analysis, while the results from the steady-state operation for various operational conditions were compared to experimental measurements. Comparison between simulation and experiments is within 5% of the relative error. The achieved results represent appropriate accuracy of model behavior compared to the real operation.

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  • Michal Frivaldsky & Miroslav Pavelek, 2021. "Indirect Electro-Thermal Modelling of Semiconductor Diode Using Non-Linear Behavior of Volt-Ampere Characteristic," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2021:i:1:p:154-:d:711875
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