May 27th 2011 – Power electronics for application embedded motor drives need to be compact and to have good thermal characteristics. Different IPM (intelligent power module) concepts are competing with different sets of features to be the best solution.

Higher integration and more complex subsystems are some of the current mega trends in power electronics. Very popular are Intelligent Power Modules (IPM) for motor drive applications. They are a combination of power semiconductors like IGBTs, MOSFETs and diodes with peripheral components like driver circuits. If a whole subsystem has a good match to an application, an IPM can bring a lot of unique benefits.

In particular application integrated motor drives have very specific requirements: they need to be extremely compact, are often used in harsh environments and can have ten thousands of operating hours. Vincotech’s flowIPM is dedicated to embedded motor drive applications and takes all typical requirements into consideration.

For more information on intelligent power modules please see Vincotech’s article “IPM (Intelligent Power Module) – a solution for compact motor drive applications?”:

http://www.vincotech.com/news/articles/ipm-intelligent-power-module.html?campaign_id=IPM   

About Vincotech:

Vincotech, an independent operating unit within Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, is a market leader in power modules in development and manufacturing of high-quality electronic power components for Motion Control, and Renewable Energy applications.

With some 500 employees worldwide, backed by vast experience and a long history in electronics integration, Vincotech leverages these assets to help customers attain maximum market success.

For more information please see: www.vincotech.com