as the core power components of wind turbine power converters
are crucial for achieving high operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Optimizing the electrical conductivity and manufacturing cost of these modules is essential. However
the demanding operational environments often cause performance degradation
and traditional design optimization methods incur high computational costs
making rapid iterative optimization difficult. To address these limitations
this study proposes a rapid iterative design optimization method for wind turbine converter IGBTs based on an improved NSGA-Ⅱ algorithm (Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm Ⅱ). Firstly
the optimization problem is formulated with electrical conductivity and manufacturing cost as dual objectives. A parametric thermoelectric coupling model is developed to enable accurate and efficient evaluation of conductivity under varying design conditions. To further enhance the optimization process
an improved NSGA-Ⅱ algorithm based on kernel density estimation is proposed
significantly improving computational efficiency and optimization accuracy compared to traditional optimization algorithms. Additionally
a Kriging-based surrogate model is employed to construct high-fidelity mappings between design variables and optimization objectives
thereby reducing computational burdens and enabling rapid iterative optimization. Numerical experiments confirm the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed method
demonstrating reductions in electrical losses of up to 20.00% and decreases in manufacturing costs by as much as 27.63%. This study provides a practical and efficient design framework for IGBT modules
offering valuable insights into multi-objective optimization in the field of power electronics. By integrating advanced optimization algorithms with surrogate modeling
the proposed method addresses key challenges in the design and performance enhancement of wind turbine power systems.
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