30-kW All-SiC inverter with 3D-printed air-cooled heatsinks for plug-in and full electric vehicle applications

Madhu Sudhan Chinthavali; Zhiqiang Jack Wang

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.924.845

30-kW All-SiC inverter with 3D-printed air-cooled heatsinks for plug-in and full electric vehicle applications

Madhu Sudhan Chinthavali, Zhiqiang Jack Wang

Electrification and Energy Infrastructur

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Abstract

This paper presents the design and development of a 30-kW 3D printed based air-cooled silicon carbide (SiC) inverter for electric vehicle application. Specifically, an all-SiC air-cooled power module is designed, aiming at reduced thermal resistance for high temperature and high power density operation. The module assembly incorporates three major parts: an optimized 3D printed heat sink, a SiC MOSFET phase-leg module, and a two-channel gate driver. The electrical and thermal performance of the power module is evaluated through double pulse test and continuous operation. Based on the air-cooled power module, a three-phase half-bridge voltage source inverter with 3D-printed air duct is built and tested to further verify the performance of the power module.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, 2017
Editors	Robert Stahlbush, Philip Neudeck, Anup Bhalla, Robert P. Devaty, Michael Dudley, Aivars Lelis
Publisher	Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages	845-848
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9783035711455
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.924.845
State	Published - 2018
Event	International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, ICSCRM 2017 - Columbia, United States Duration: Sep 17 2017 → Sep 22 2017

Publication series

Name	Materials Science Forum
Volume	924 MSF
ISSN (Print)	0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)	1662-9752

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, ICSCRM 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Columbia
Period	09/17/17 → 09/22/17

Funding

This manuscript has been authored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, operated by UT-Battelle, LLC, under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

Keywords

3D-printing
Air-cooled
Electric vehicle
Gate driver
SiC inverter

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Chinthavali, M. S., & Wang, Z. J. (2018). 30-kW All-SiC inverter with 3D-printed air-cooled heatsinks for plug-in and full electric vehicle applications. In R. Stahlbush, P. Neudeck, A. Bhalla, R. P. Devaty, M. Dudley, & A. Lelis (Eds.), Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, 2017 (pp. 845-848). (Materials Science Forum; Vol. 924 MSF). Trans Tech Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.924.845

Chinthavali, Madhu Sudhan ; Wang, Zhiqiang Jack. / 30-kW All-SiC inverter with 3D-printed air-cooled heatsinks for plug-in and full electric vehicle applications. Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, 2017. editor / Robert Stahlbush ; Philip Neudeck ; Anup Bhalla ; Robert P. Devaty ; Michael Dudley ; Aivars Lelis. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2018. pp. 845-848 (Materials Science Forum).

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Chinthavali, MS & Wang, ZJ 2018, 30-kW All-SiC inverter with 3D-printed air-cooled heatsinks for plug-in and full electric vehicle applications. in R Stahlbush, P Neudeck, A Bhalla, RP Devaty, M Dudley & A Lelis (eds), Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, 2017. Materials Science Forum, vol. 924 MSF, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, pp. 845-848, International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, ICSCRM 2017, Columbia, United States, 09/17/17. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.924.845

30-kW All-SiC inverter with 3D-printed air-cooled heatsinks for plug-in and full electric vehicle applications. / Chinthavali, Madhu Sudhan; Wang, Zhiqiang Jack.
Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, 2017. ed. / Robert Stahlbush; Philip Neudeck; Anup Bhalla; Robert P. Devaty; Michael Dudley; Aivars Lelis. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2018. p. 845-848 (Materials Science Forum; Vol. 924 MSF).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Chinthavali MS, Wang ZJ. 30-kW All-SiC inverter with 3D-printed air-cooled heatsinks for plug-in and full electric vehicle applications. In Stahlbush R, Neudeck P, Bhalla A, Devaty RP, Dudley M, Lelis A, editors, Silicon Carbide and Related Materials, 2017. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. 2018. p. 845-848. (Materials Science Forum). doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.924.845

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