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Heat Sink Simulation Error

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I am trying to calculate the switching and conduction losses of MOSFETs in my circuit. I used a thermal library model to add the power loss data to the switches. The circuit simulates fine without the heat sink. Once I added it to the  circuit I got a bunch of errors.
asked May 12, 2019 by yalbannaii (12 points)
Hello,

Are you able to attach an example model?

Thank you,

Kris
Attached is the circuit model. You need to add a thermal description to the switches. The thermal description used is C2M0080120D. You can download it and add it to the switches.

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Hello, you just need to provide a gate resistance value, e.g. 2.5 ohms.
answered May 21, 2019 by Kris Eberle (1,575 points)
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