Simulation of power losses with MATLAB/Simulink using advanced power device models

Abstract

This paper proposes a simulation concept to determine the power losses of high-power converters using the simulation tool MATLAB/Simulink. A new behavior model which describes the dynamic switching behavior of high-power devices is developed and implemented. As an example, a detailed analysis of the power losses of the auxiliary resonant commutated pole inverter (ARCP) is shown.