Parametrized Manufacture Life Cycle Inventory of IGBT Power Module

With escalating global environmental concerns and the need for sustainable technological solutions, it is necessary to assess the environmental impact of power electronics converters in the context of mass electrification of our societies. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a mature method, but it relies on precise Life Cycle Inventories (LCI) to provide relevant estimations. However, given the challenges in obtaining manufacturing stage inventories from manufacturers, this paper aims to present a parametric LCI (PLCI) of power modules for the manufacturing stage based on experimental data inventory collected from several devices. The parameters considered here are based on the manufacturer's available geometric data in conjunction with material options and characteristics like the power module (PM) topology and number of dies. Both materials and processes are considered, and the model is made independent of the semiconductor technology, although one option is available. The method is presented here, and the inventory model is made fully available to support the LCA of power converters, including power modules.