Test fixtures to apply variable DC bias and AC ripple current for reliability testing of electrolytic capacitors

X Wang, M Karami, RM Tallam - IEEE Transactions on Industry …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electrolytic capacitors are widely used in the dc link of variable frequency drives (VFDs).
Their reliability has a significant impact on VFD performance and lifetime. Typically, the …

A single-phase half-bridge current source inverter (CSI) topology with reduced power semiconductor count for grid-connected applications

SR Alavi Eshkaftaki - 2022 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
This thesis proposes a new single-phase Current Source Inverter (CSI) topology for grid-
connected application. This new topology aims to increase the lifetime and the reliability of …