A behavior electro-thermal model of the IGBT using Matlab/Simulink

SIMULINK users are constantly faced with the inability to analyze the dynamic behavior of electronic circuits that contain IGBT devices, using the semiconductor models of the SIMULINK library. These models represent only the static behavior. In this paper, a complete Electro-thermal model of the IGBT component for the SIMULINK simulator has been developed. The model based on a behavioral analysis, present the optimum compromise between accuracy and the capability to perform fairly complex simulation. The model parameter's can be quickly extracted from standard measurements or from data sheets.