Thermal Networks for Power Semiconductor Modules in Power Electronic Systems: A Review

A comprehensive review on the development of thermal network models for power semiconductor modules is conducted in this paper. Driven by the wide-spread applications of the power electronics in numerous applications, the development of power modules is revolutionised with higher requirements in power density, switching frequency, operational temperature and reliability, which in turn induces considerable challenges on the thermal management and modelling. As one of the most promising thermal mo