Nonlinear simulation of the contact pressure distribution in an IGCT stack

Industry of customer: Industrial Drives and Motor Systems

Location of customer: Germany

Period of time: 2025

Content of the job:

  • ICGT: high-power switching assembly used in heavy-duty industrial converters
  • Create a simulation model from CAD data
  • Nonlinear static simulation with preload of disc springs
  • Calculation of the contact pressure between the discs of the IGCT stack
  • design changes to improve the performance