METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING THE TEMPERATURE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP

摘要

The invention regards a method for estimating the temperature of a semiconductor chip accommodated in a power semiconductor device in operation, such as an IGBT power module, the method comprising the steps of; while the power semiconductor device is in operation determining a voltage drop over the power semiconductor device for at least a first value of applied current and; estimating the temperature of the semiconductor chip by evaluating the relationship between the determined voltage drop and the first value of applied current on the basis of a semiconductor chip temperature model.