An Approach for Estimating the Reliability of IGBT Power Modules in Electrified Vehicle Traction Inverters
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Figure 1 I would put it in the chapter explaining the proposed model and not within the introduction. Unfortunately, something seems to be missing, because once auhtors have described the models (sometimes too long) Chapter 3 is difficult to understand until after a careful rereading. It needs a well-detailed simulation procedure and then the method applying. Finally, the conclusions are to be reviewed. They should not be the summary of what has been said but propose the model details, to highlight the personal contribution and the benefits in that field of research, otherwise it is a simple simulation of electrical equipment
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Reviewer 2 Report
In this paper, analytical models for power losses and temperature variation in IGBT inverters are proposed. These models then are applied to assess the inverter reliability parameters in the standard urban drive cycles considering traction applications. The proposed models look quite conventional, however there are some original findings like the refined expression of the forward voltage drop and the detailed thermal circuit. Also, there are some unclear points:1) Please, explain in more details how the main parameters of the test inverter (table 1) were obtained? Are these catalogue parameters or experimental ones?
2) Add an additional table specifying the values of the detailed parameters used in the calculations: the leakage inductances, the parasitic capacitances and the rest ones from equations (3)-(6). How were these parameters obtained?
3) In section 3.1, please, define in more details the “D”, “Nf”, “Ni”, “Nfi” and “Ndamage” quantities. It is quite unclear in the present version.
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
Thank you for your response. I think the results of your work are more clear in the revised version. I think the paper can be published in the journal.
