This paper analyzes the possibility of using averaged models to analyze the distribution of power losses in the components of a DC-DC converter including a power module. An electrothermal averaged model of a buck converter including the IGBT module w...
This paper presents the theoretical thermal-mechanical modeling and parameter analyses of a novel three-dimensional (3D) electrothermal microgripper with three fingers. Each finger of the microgripper is composed of a bi-directional Z-shaped electrot...
In this paper, improved electrothermal models of the power diode and IGBT have been developed. The main local physical effects have been considered. The proposed models are able to deal with electrical and thermal effects. The models were confirmed b...
The V-shaped electro-thermal MEMS actuator model, with the human error factor taken into account, is presented in this paper through the cascading ANSYS simulation model and the Fuzzy mathematics calculation model. The Fuzzy mathematics calculation m...
Metal-oxide arresters (MOAs) are used to absorb the electrical energy resulting from overvoltages in power systems. However, temperature rises caused by the absorbed energy can lead to the electrothermal failure of MOAs. Therefore, it is necessary to...
The accurate estimation of lithium-ion cell internal temperature is crucial for the safe operation of battery packs, especially during high discharge rates, as operating outside the safe temperature range can lead to accelerated degradation or catast...
The paper proposes a new electrothermal model of a coupled inductor containing a nanocrystalline core dedicated to the analysis of electrical energy conversion systems. The formulated model has a form of a subcircuit for SPICE. The model takes into a...
This article proposes an electrothermal averaged model of a half-bridge DC–DC converter containing a power module. This kind of model enables the computation of characteristics of DC–DC converters using DC analysis. The form of the elabor...
This article proposes a new form of compact electrothermal model of impulse transformers. The proposed model is dedicated for use with SPICE and it is formulated in the network form. It simultaneously takes into account electrical, thermal, and magne...
High-inertia energy storage synchronous condenser (HI-ES-SC) is operated through rotor-excited variable-speed mechanisms to provide grid power support. Power devices are exposed to alternating electro-thermal stresses, with significant implications f...
The market for lithium-ion batteries is growing exponentially. The performance of battery cells is growing due to improving production technology, but market request is growing even more rapidly. Modeling and characterization of single cells and an e...
Considering that use of measured current as input of a battery model may cause distortion of the model due to low accuracy of the on-board current sensor and that power can be used to indicate energy transmission in an electric vehicle model, the pow...
Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirrors are widely used for optical modulation, attenuation, steering, switching and tracking. In most cases, MEMS mirrors are packaged in air, resulting in overshoot and ringing upon actuation. In this paper, a...
At present, optical fiber microducts are joined together by mechanical type joints. Mechanical joints are bulky, require more space in multiple duct installations, and have poor water sealing capability. Optical fiber microducts are made of high-dens...
The paper proposes a compact electrothermal model of the IGBT module in the form of a subcircuit for SPICE. This model simultaneously takes into account electrical phenomena occurring in the module components and thermal phenomena occurring in this m...
This paper presents a novel electro-thermal modeling approach for a lithium-ion battery pack in an electric vehicle (EV), along with parameter identification using controller area network (CAN) data collected from chassis dynamometer and real-world d...
Thermal management is the most vital element of electric vehicles (EV) to control the maximum temperature of module/pack for safety reasons. This paper presents a novel passive thermal management system (TMS) composed of a heat sink (HS) and phase ch...
The design of modern power electronics converters requires accurate electrothermal device models enabling a straightforward parameter estimation and fast, yet accurate, circuit simulations. In this paper, a novel electrothermal averaged model of a di...
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-line...
Due to their advantages, such as abundant raw material reserves, excellent thermal stability, and superior low-temperature performance, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) exhibit significant potential for future applications in energy storage and electric v...
Nail penetration is one of the most critical scenarios for a lithium-ion cell: it involves the superposition of electrical, thermal and mechanical abusive loads. When an electrically conductive nail is introduced into the active layers of a lithium-i...
This study proposes an electrothermal averaged model of the diode–transistor switch including insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and a rapid switching diode. The presented model has the form of subcircuits dedicated for simulation program...
Large-format lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are increasingly applied in energy storage systems for electric vehicles, owing to their flexible shape design, lighter weight, higher specific energy, and compact layouts. Nevertheless, the large thermal g...
Lithium-ion capacitor technology (LiC) is well known for its higher power density compared to electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) and higher energy density compared to lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). However, the LiC technology is affected by a hi...
In the design of modern power electronics converters, especially DC-DC converters, circuit-level computer simulations play an important role. This article analyses the accuracy of computations of the boost converter characteristics in the steady stat...
In this paper, the actuation behavior of a two-axis electrothermal MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) mirror typically used in miniature optical scanning probes and optical switches is investigated. The MEMS mirror consists of four thermal bimorph...
Solar energy plays a major role in the transition to renewable energy. To ensure that large-scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants operate at their full potential, their monitoring is essential. It is common practice to utilize drones equipped with inf...
Understanding the thermal characteristics of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) under various operating situations is critical for improving battery safety. Although the application of LIBs in the real world is mostly transient, many previous models consid...
This article presents an electro-thermal model of a prismatic lithium-ion cell, integrating physics-based models for capacity and resistance estimation. A 100 Ah prismatic cell with LFP-based chemistry was selected for analysis. A comprehensive exper...
Accurate estimation of internal temperature is essential for safe operation and state estimation of lithium-ion batteries, yet it usually cannot be measured directly and requires physically grounded electro-thermal models. High fidelity 3D simulation...
In the domain of Battery Management System (BMS) research, the precise acquisition and estimation of internal temperature distribution within lithium-ion cells is a significant challenge. The commercial viability precludes the use of internal tempera...
Recent developments in MEMS technologies have made such devices attractive for use in applications that involve precision engineering and scalability. In the biomedical industry, MEMS devices have gained popularity in recent years for use as single-c...
A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor-compatible process was used in the design and fabrication of a suspended membrane microfluidic heat flux sensor with a thermopile for the purpose of measuring the heat flow rate. The combination of a thirty-j...
This paper presents a new electro-thermal coupling simulation method for evaluating the reliability of IGBT modules, which combines a numerical power loss model and a finite element model. To illustrate the method, a specific case of the Infineon FF5...
The dynamic spatial and temporal characteristics of heat transfer within heating network pipelines are important factors affecting the accuracy of economic dispatch decision-making results of electro-thermal coupling systems. However, the pipeline he...
Electrothermal actuation is widely employed in MEMS systems, and the electrothermal V-shaped actuator (referred to as EVA) has garnered attention due to its stable output force. However, current EVAs in MEMS face the challenge of limited driving disp...
This paper presents the results of investigations on the influence of thermal phenomena—self-heating in semiconductor devices and mutual thermal couplings between them—on the characteristics of selected electronics networks containing bipolar transis...
An efficient thermal management system (TMS) of electric vehicles requires a high-fidelity battery model. The model should be able to predict the electro-thermal behavior of the battery, considering the operating conditions throughout the battery’s l...
The problem of an influence of cooling conditions of power semiconductor devices on properties of selected DC–DC converters is considered. The new version of electrothermal average model of a diode-transistor switch for SPICE (Simulation Program with...
The paper presents the results of measurements and calculations of the SEPIC converter characteristics, taking into account thermal phenomena in semiconductor devices and passive elements. Compact electrothermal models of the MOSFET transistor, diode...
This paper proposes a new compact electrothermal model of the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT) dedicated for SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis). This model makes it possible to compute the non-isothermal DC character...
This paper provides a study of some relevant electro-thermal properties of commercial films made by pressed graphene nano-platelets (GNPs), in view of their use as heating elements in innovative de-icing systems for aerospace applications. The equiva...
This article presents the recent developments in the field of evaluation of the breakdown performance and remaining lifetime of XLPE insulation and analyzes the accuracy of existing lifetime prediction models through experiments. The effects of the c...
The lifetime of power electronic systems is the focus of both the academic and industrial worlds. Today, compact systems present high switching frequency and power dissipation density, causing high junction temperatures and strong thermal fluctuation...
This review paper aims to provide the background and literature review of a hybrid energy storage system (ESS) called a lithium-ion capacitor (LiC). Since the LiC structure is formed based on the anode of lithium-ion batteries (LiB) and cathode of el...
Based on the electrochemical and thermal model, a coupled electro-thermal runaway model was developed and implemented using finite element methods. The thermal decomposition reactions when the battery temperature exceeds the material decomposition te...
Reduced-order electrothermal models play a key role in the design and control of lithium-ion cell stacks, calling for accurate model parameter calibration. This paper presents a complete electrical and thermal experimental characterization procedure...
New energy automobiles possess broad application prospects, and the charging technology of vehicle power batteries is one of the key technologies in the development of new energy automobiles. Traditional lithium battery charging mostly adopts the con...
This paper discusses the benefits of an advanced highly-efficient approach to static and dynamic electrothermal simulations of multicellular silicon carbide (SiC) power MOSFETs. The strategy is based on a fully circuital representation of the device,...
Designing solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs) involves a large discrete design space spanning MOSFET type, bypass configuration, and heatsink selection. This work formulates SSCB design as a multi-objective combinatorial optimisation problem that mi...
of 7