Therm al m anagement is an important p art of the system
design. To ensure proper, reliable operation, sufficient
cooling of the power module is needed over the entire
temperature range of the module. Convection cooling is
usually the dominant mode of heat transfer.
Hence, the choice of equipment to characterize the
thermal performance of the power module is a wind
tunnel.
Thermal Testing Setup
Delta’s filter modules are characterized in heated
vertical wind tunnels that simulate the thermal
environments encountered in most electronics
equipment. This type of equipment commonly uses
vertically mounte d cir cuit c ards in c a bi net r acks in whi c h
the power modules are mounted.
The following figure shows the wind tunnel
characterization setup. The filter module is mounted on
a test PWB and is vertically positioned within the wind
tunnel. The space between the neighboring PWB and
the top of the power module is 6.35mm (0.25”).
Thermal Derating
Heat can be removed by increasing airflow over the
module. Figure 4 shows m aximum output is a function of
ambient temperatur e and a i rf low rate. To enhance s yst em
reliability, the power module should always be operated
below the maximum operating temperature. If the
temperature exceeds the maximum module temperature,
reliability of the unit may be affected.
Figure 4: Wind tunnel test setup figure dimensions are
in millimeters and (inches).
OUT
GND
16 mm
(0.63 in)
27 mm
(1.06 in)
Figure 5: Temperature measurement location
The allowed maximum hot spot temperature is defined at 110
℃
FL75L20 (Standard) Output Current vs. Ambient Temperature and Air Velocity
@ Vin = 48V (Either Orientation)
0
5
10
15
20
25
25 35 45 55 65 75 85
Figure 6:
Output Current vs. Ambient Temperature and Air
Velocity @ Vin = 48V (Either Orientation)