Attention has been paid to reliability-related issues for dc-link capacitors such as monitoring
methods, power-loss estimation, and ageing tests. The degradation of the capacitors …

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 …

A capacitor is a major component that contributes to reducing the reliability of high-power
density power electronics converters. The lifetime and reliability of capacitors are strongly …

Aluminum electrolytic capacitors used in power electronics converters are a major factor that
reduce the reliability of these devices. To evaluate the lifetime and reliability of this type of …

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

This paper proposes a calorimetric power-loss measurement method suitable for a high-
power film capacitor used in the dc link of a high-power three-phase PWM inverter. The …

The increasing need to build a more sustainable future gave a great momentum to the
renewable energy generation and electrification of transportation and generated demand for …

In this thesis the effect of dc voltage bias on the equivalent series resistance (ESR) of
capacitors and especially ferroelectric dielectric ceramic capacitors (FDCC) is analysed …

The effect of electromechanical resonances (EMR) caused by the inverse piezoelectric effect
on the losses in ferroelectric dielectric ceramic capacitors (FDCC) is analyzed. The EMR are …

High-power conversion systems are based not only on three-phase inverters but also on
single-phase inverters because modular multilevel cascade converters (MMCC) consist of …