Transitioning to physics-of-failure as a reliability driver in power electronics

H Wang, M Liserre, F Blaabjerg… - IEEE Journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power electronics has progressively gained an important status in power generation,
distribution, and consumption. With more than 70% of electricity processed through power …

Review of power semiconductor device reliability for power converters

B Wang, J Cai, X Du, L Zhou - CPSS Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The investigation shows that power semiconductor devices are the most fragile components
of power electronic systems. Improving the reliability of power devices is the basis of a …

Reliability analysis and cost optimization of parallel-inverter system

X Yu, AM Khambadkone - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the penetration of renewable energy resources proliferate, inverters have been employed
as interface in distributed power systems. To achieve expanded power level and system …

Real-time aging monitoring for IGBT modules using case temperature

Z Wang, B Tian, W Qiao, L Qu - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power electronic converters are one of the most fragile components in wind turbines. This
paper proposes a two-dimensional (2-D) case temperature-based real-time aging …

Reliability oriented design tool for the new generation of grid connected PV-inverters

NC Sintamarean, F Blaabjerg, H Wang… - … on Power Electronics, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a reliability-oriented design tool for a new generation of grid-
connected photovoltaic (PV) inverters. The proposed design tool consists of a real field …

Real-life mission profile-oriented lifetime estimation of a SiC interleaved bidirectional HV DC/DC converter for electric vehicle drivetrains

S Chakraborty, MM Hasan, MG Paul… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid growth of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the automotive field has led to the
need for improving their drivetrain performance, mainly focusing on the extension of the …

Rainflow algorithm-based lifetime estimation of power semiconductors in utility applications

LR GopiReddy, LM Tolbert, B Ozpineci… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Rainflow algorithms are one of the popular counting methods used in fatigue and failure
analysis in conjunction with semiconductor lifetime estimation models. However, the rainflow …

Short-circuit fault protection strategy for high-power three-phase three-wire inverter

X Pei, Y Kang - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a four-stage fault protection scheme against the short-circuit fault for
the high-power three-phase three-wire combined inverter to achieve high reliability. The …

High-voltage hybrid IGBT power modules for miniaturization of rolling stock traction inverters

X Li, D Li, G Chang, W Gong… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A type of 3.3-kV/450-A half-bridge insulated-gate bipolar transistor power module combining
the silicon (Si) and silicon carbide (SiC) technologies has been developed and reported in …

Analysis and design of air-heat pipe composite cooling of high power density motor

Z Chen, Z Yu, J Fu, J Yang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
High power density and short-term high overload performance motor is an important part of
the aircraft's electric propulsion system. The efficient heat dissipation system can effectively …