In this article, authors propose a unified capacitors stress emulation method, which has two
unique test capabilities: concurrent electrical stress emulation to ac capacitors and dc …

Due to the environmental concerns and new energy policies, worldwide expectations for
energy production utilizing photovoltaic (PV) systems are increasing significantly. The …

The aluminum electrolytic capacitors (AEC) are important in filtering and energy storage
applications since they are of high energy density and low cost. However, the AECs suffer …

DC-link capacitors are one kind of reliability-critical component in traction inverters. As such,
it is essential to evaluate the degradation characteristics of dc-link capacitors. Accelerated …

This letter proposes a testing method to emulate realistic stress conditions of dc and ac
capacitors, with minimum required power supply and robust operation at the presence of …

Power electronics have been and will continue to be an enabling technology for energy
production, storage, transmission, distribution, and consumption. Power electronic …

In electric vehicle (EV) inverter systems, the dc-link capacitor bank becomes a critical
obstacle to high power density due to its large volume. The dc-link capacitor bank commonly …

Interleaving technology in paralleled three-phase voltage-source converters (VSCs) can
reduce the dc-link ripple current to improve the power density and lifetime of the dc-link …

The DC-link capacitors in an electronic power system are the main constraint of the power
density and lifespan of the power converters. Evaluating the load life of capacitors working in …

This paper presents a condition-monitoring method of dc-link capacitors used in a high-
power three-phase PWM inverter with an evaluation circuit intended for ageing tests …