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I am calculating the losses of an inverter in Simulink. I used 'IGW25N120H3' IGBT for the inverter.

In the datasheet, they have mentioned switching energy losses for 2 different temperatures and from other graphs in datasheet, I got the information on collector current.

But now I need to find the relationship between switching energy loss, temperature and collector current, as my loss calculations are dependent on current and temperature.

How can I estimate the switching loss in an IGBT?

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    – winny
    Jun 20, 2018 at 15:34

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I usually use spice to estimate switching losses, the first thing I do is make sure the FET model is right, then I calculate the energy from the device and filter it, then use a time constant witch is close to that of the package of the device. The picture below shows a spice energy calculation with an RC time constant:

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Another thing that would be useful would be to integrate this with the FET package thermal junction conductivity, but I haven't done that yet, I'm mostly interested in the average ammount of power from a device or FET.

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