Various counting methods are applied to extract amplitude, duration and number of thermal
cycles from a mission profile. The objective of this paper is to compare different cycle …

Reliability engineering has emerged as a relatively new branch of Power Electronics (PE)
supporting the fast progress towards advanced Power Electronic Converter Systems (PECS) …

This paper presents a review on SiC MOSFET based 3-phase inverter lifetime prediction.
The inverter-level lifetime prediction flowchart is first illustrated with the system failure rate …

Within the project 'ARIEL'an electrical turbo compressor unit for fuel cell applications is
deeply investigated. The necessary drive inverter is especially designed for high …

Silver sintering technology has been introduced as a replacement for the traditional
interconnect technology such as soldering on power modules. Solder fatigue and wire bond …

The accuracy of the lifetime calculation approach of IGBT power modules used in hybrid‐
electric powertrains suffers greatly from the inaccurate knowledge of application typical load …

Power electronics are an enabling technology and play a critical role in the establishment of
an environmentally-friendly and sustainable low carbon economy. The electrification of …

Modular multi‐level converter (MMC) with press‐packing IGBT devices is the popular and
key equipment of VSC‐HVDC system, its reliability is directly related to the equipment safe …

Photovoltaik-Wechselrichter haben in den vergangenen Jahren eine große Bedeutung
erlangt. Bei der Entwicklung künftiger PV-Wechselrichter liegt der Fokus auf der Reduktion …

The reliability of power electronic devices and components has been mentioned several
times in the previous chapters. It is so important, because it is a prerequisite for the …