Actual Maximum Junction Temperature Estimation Process of Multichip SiC MOSFET Power Modules With New Calibration Method and Deep Learning

This article proposes a new estimation process of the actual maximum junction temperature in multichip silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power modules. Temperature-sensitive electrical parameters (TSEPs) are common methods to estimate the junction temperature of power devices, but they have limitations in specifying the actual maximum junction temperature in multichip power modules with antiparallel diodes. Common TSEPs include body-diode forward voltage or ON-resistance of MOSFETs, but it is difficult to distinguish the impact of the antiparallel diodes and the ON-resistance-based method has low sensitivity under low-current calibration. In particular, the TSEPs have difficulty to calibrate the actual maximum junction temperature of a power module, which should solely detect the hottest device in the module. Therefore, a new dynamic calibration method is proposed using fiber optics while sim…