TY - JOUR
TI - Enclosed thermal management method for high-power photovoltaic inverters based on heat pipe heat sink
AU - Zhang Ziying
AU - Xian Yupeng
AU - Yang Lu
AU - Bian Xiangfen
AU - Yannan Li
AU - Tao Hanzhong
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2025
VL - 29
IS - 1
SP - 395
EP - 410
PT - Article
AB - Photovoltaic inverter plays a crucial role in photovoltaic power generation. For high-power photovoltaic inverter, its heat loss accounts for about 2% of the total power. If the large amount of heat generated during the operation of the inverter is not dissipated in time, excessive temperature rise will reduce the safety of the devices. This paper proposes a closed photovoltaic inverter structure based on heat pipe and liquid cooling which overcomes the noise, dust and other problems caused by traditional air-cooling heat dissipation method and reduces cost of the volume occupied inside the body. Heat is dissipated through heat pipes, which are efficient heat transfer units. A simulation model of the actual cabinet was estab-lished using CFD, and the maximum junction temperature in the inverter was in-vestigated under different coolant temperatures, flow rates, cooling liquid, and heat loads. The results showed that the liquid cooling heat dissipation structure can effectively dissipate the heat inside the cabinet. The impact of two different types of heat sink used for power modules on temperature uniformity was studied. The results indicated that the 9-heat pipe type heat sink has better heat dissipation and uniform hot spots performance, the maximum heat source temperatures in the chip and capacitor were reduced by 9.91°C and 7.49°C, respectively. Finally, the performance of the two types of radiators under different heat loads was studied.