Development of Inverter for 2006 Model Year CIVIC Hybrid

Accession number;06A0236514
Title;Development of Inverter for 2006 Model Year CIVIC Hybrid
Author; OTSUKA HIROSHI (Honda R & D Co., Ltd.) ANRAKU FUMIO (Honda R & D Co., Ltd.) TSUKADA YOSHINARI (Honda Engineering Co., Ltd., JPN)
Journal Title;Honda R&D Tech Rev
Journal Code:L0353A
ISSN:0915-3918
VOL.18;NO.1;PAGE.22-27(2006)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.18, REF.2
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Our goals in developing the inverter used in the CIVIC Hybrid Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system were to reduce size and increase power. To increase the power, a C-Cu substrate was used to increase heat diffusion, resulting in a 6% rise at maximum power current compared with the former model. Several different technologies have been employed to reduce the size of the unit: A trench structure was used in the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) gates, the thickness of the chips was reduced, the diodes were spread out, a thin film capacitor was used and the control components of the motor and structural components were integrated. These changes resulted in a reduction of 47% in volume and 25% in weight compared with the former model. (author abst.)