IMPROVING LIFE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR BY REDUCING TEMPERATURE CHANGES THEREIN VIA REACTIVE POWER

摘要

Provided is a system for regulating temperature change of semiconductor components within a converter (150). The system includes a temperature regulator (180) in communication with at least one semiconductor within the converter (150) and a power source (120), the temperature regulator comprising a controller (400). Also included is a peak detector (170) in communication with at least one of the semiconductors and configured to identify a maximum temperature of each semiconductor when the semiconductor conducts high current.