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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Dimitrios Ioannidis, Erie, PA (US);
Dimitrios Ioannidis, Erie, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
There is provided an electronic device that includes a heatsink and a set of IGBTs coupled to the heatsink and configured to deliver power to a field exciter and a battery. The electronic device also includes a temperature sensor disposed in the heatsink and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a temperature reading from the temperature sensor and, based on the temperature reading, determine a junction temperature for at least one of the IGBTs of the set of IGBTs. The controller is also configured to de-rate an output power provided by each of the IGBTs based, at least in part, on the junction temperature.