1 Reliability engineering in power electronic converter systems |
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1.1 Performance factors of power electronic systems |
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1.1.1 Power electronic converter systems |
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1.1.2 Design objectives for power electronic converters |
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1.1.3 Reliability requirements in typical power electronic applications |
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1.2 Reliability engineering in power electronics |
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1.2.1 Key terms and metrics in reliability engineering |
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1.2.2 Historical development of power electronics and reliability engineering |
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1.2.3 Physics of failure of power electronic components |
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1.2.4 DFR of power electronic converter systems |
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1.2.5 Accelerated testing concepts in reliability engineering |
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1.2.6 Strategies to improve the reliability of power electronic converter systems |
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1.3 Challenges and opportunities in research on power electronics reliability |
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1.3.1 Challenges in power electronics reliability research |
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1.3.2 Opportunities in power electronics reliability research |
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2 Anomaly detection and remaining life prediction for power electronics |
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2.2.1 Time-dependent dielectric breakdown models |
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2.2.2 Energy-based models |
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2.2.3 Thermal cycling models |
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2.3 FMMEA to identify failure mechanisms |
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2.4 Data-driven methods for life prediction |
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2.4.1 The variable reduction method |
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2.4.2 Define failure threshold by Mahalanobis distance |
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2.4.3 K-nearest neighbor classification |
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2.4.4 Remaining life estimation-based particle filter parameter |
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2.4.5 Data-driven anomaly detection and prognostics for electronic circuits |
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2.4.6 Canary methods for anomaly detection and prognostics for electronic circuits |
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3 Reliability of DC-link capacitors in power electronic converters |
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3.1 Capacitors for DC-links in power electronic converters |
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3.1.1 The type of capacitors used for DC-links |
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3.1.2 Comparison of different types of capacitors for DC-links |
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3.1.3 Reliability challenges for capacitors in power electronic converters |
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3.2 Failure mechanisms and lifetime models of capacitors |
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3.2.1 Failure modes, failure mechanisms, and critical stressors of DC-link capacitors |
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3.2.2 Lifetime models of DC-link capacitors |
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3.2.3 Accelerated lifetime testing of DC-link capacitors under humidity conditions |
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3.3 Reliability-oriented design for DC links |
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3.3.1 Six types of capacitive DC-link design solutions |
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3.3.2 A reliability-oriented design procedure of capacitive DC-links |
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3.4 Condition monitoring of DC-link capacitors |
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4 Reliability of power electronic packaging |
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4.2 Reliability concepts for power electronic packaging |
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4.3 Reliability testing for power electronic packaging |
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4.3.1 Thermal shock testing |
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4.3.2 Temperature cycling |
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4.3.5 Gate dielectric reliability test |
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4.3.6 Highly accelerated stress test |
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4.3.7 High-temperature storage life (HSTL) test |
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4.4 Power semiconductor package or module reliability |
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4.4.1 Solder joint reliability |
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4.4.2 Bond wire reliability |
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4.5 Reliability of high-temperature power electronic modules |
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4.5.2 High-temperature die attach reliability |
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4.5.3 Die top surface electrical interconnection |
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5 Modelling for the lifetime prediction of power semiconductor modules |
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5.1 Accelerated cycling tests |
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5.2 Dominant failure mechanisms |
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5.3.2 Empirical lifetime models |
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5.3.3 Physics-based lifetime models |
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5.3.4 Lifetime prediction based on PC lifetime models |
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5.4 Physics-based lifetime estimation of solder joints within power semiconductor modules |
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5.4.1 Stress—strain (hysteresis) solder behaviour |
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5.4.2 Constitutive solder equations |
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5.4.4 Energy-based lifetime modelling |
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5.5 Example of physics-based lifetime modelling for solder joints |
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5.5.2 Stress—strain modelling |
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5.5.3 Stress—strain analysis |
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5.5.5 Lifetime curves extraction |
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5.5.6 Model accuracy and parameter sensitivity |
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5.5.7 Lifetime estimation tool |
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6 Minimization of DC-link capacitance in power electronic converter systems |
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6.3.1 Passive filtering techniques |
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6.3.2 Ripple cancellation techniques |
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6.4.1 Power decoupling techniques |
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6.4.2 Ripple cancellation techniques |
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6.4.3 Control and modulation techniques |
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6.4.4 Specialized circuit structures |
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7 Wind turbine systems |
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7.2 Review of main WT power electronic architectures |
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7.2.1 Onshore and offshore |
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7.3 Public domain knowledge of power electronic converter reliabilities |
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7.3.1 Architecture reliability |
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7.3.3 Converter reliability |
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7.4 Reliability FMEA for each assembly and comparative prospective reliabilities |
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7.5 Root causes of failure |
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7.6 Methods to improve WT converter reliability and availability |
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8 Active thermal control for improved reliability of power electronics systems |
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8.1.1 Thermal stress and reliability of power electronics |
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8.1.2 Concept of active thermal control for improved reliability |
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8.2 Modulation strategies achieving better thermal loading |
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8.2.1 Impacts of modulation strategies on thermal stress |
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8.2.2 Modulations under normal conditions |
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8.2.3 Modulations under fault conditions |
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8.3 Reactive power control achieving better thermal cycling |
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8.3.1 Impacts of reactive power |
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8.3.2 Case study on the DFIG-based wind turbine system |
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8.3.3 Study case in the paralleled converters |
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8.4 Thermal control strategies utilizing active power |
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8.4.1 Impacts of active power to the thermal stress |
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8.4.2 Energy storage in large-scale wind power converters |
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9 Lifetime modeling and prediction of power devices |
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9.2 Failure mechanisms of power modules |
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9.2.1 Package-related mechanisms |
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9.3.1 Lifetime and availability |
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9.3.2 Exponential distribution |
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9.3.3 Weibull distribution |
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9.4 Lifetime modeling and design of components |
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9.4.1 Lifetime prediction based on mission profiles |
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9.4.2 Modeling the lifetime of systems with constant failure rate |
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9.4.3 Modeling the lifetime of systems submitted to low-cycle fatigue |
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9.5 Summary and conclusions |
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10 Power module lifetime test and state monitoring |
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10.1 Overview of power cycling methods |
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10.2.2 Stressors in AC PC |
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10.3 Wear-out status of PMs |
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10.3.1 On-state voltage measurement method |
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10.3.2 Current measurement |
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10.3.3 Cooling temperature measurement |
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10.4 Voltage evolution in IGBT and diode |
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10.4.1 Application of vce,on monitoring |
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10.4.2 Degradation and failure mechanisms |
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10.4.3 Post-mortem investigation |
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10.5 Chip temperature estimation |
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10.5.2 Overview of junction temperature estimation methods |
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10.5.3 vce,on-load current method |
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10.5.4 Estimating temperature in converter operation |
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10.5.5 Temperature measurement using direct method |
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10.5.6 Estimated temperature evaluation |
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10.6 Processing of state monitoring data |
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10.6.1 Basic types of state data handling |
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10.6.2 Application of state monitoring |
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11 Stochastic hybrid systems models for performance and reliability analysis of power electronic systems |
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11.2.1 Evolution of continuous and discrete states |
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11.2.2 Test functions, extended generator, and moment evolution |
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11.2.3 Evolution of the dynamic-state moments |
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11.2.4 Leveraging continuous-state moments for dynamic risk assessment |
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11.2.5 Recovering Markov reliability and reward models from SHS |
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11.3 Application of SHS to PV system economics |
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12 Fault-tolerant adjustable speed drive systems |
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12.2 Factors affecting ASD reliability |
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12.2.1 Power semiconductor devices |
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12.2.2 Electrolytic capacitors |
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12.2.3 Other auxiliary factors |
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12.3 Fault-tolerant ASD system |
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12.4 Converter fault isolation stage in fault-tolerant system design |
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12.5 Control or hardware reconfiguration stage in fault-tolerant system design |
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12.5.1 Topological techniques |
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12.5.2 Software techniques |
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12.5.3 Redundant hardware techniques |
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13 Mission profile-oriented reliability design in wind turbine and photovoltaic systems |
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13.1 Mission profile for renewable energy systems |
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13.1.1 Operational environment |
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13.2 Mission-profile-oriented reliability assessment |
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13.2.1 Importance of thermal stress |
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13.2.2 Lifetime model of power semiconductor |
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13.2.3 Loading translation at various time scales |
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13.2.4 Lifetime estimation approach |
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13.3 Reliability assessment of wind turbine systems |
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13.3.1 Lifetime estimation for wind power converter |
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13.3.2 Mission profile effects on lifetime |
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13.4 Reliability assessment of PV system |
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13.4.1 PV inverter candidates |
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13.4.2 Reliability assessment of single-phase PV systems |
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13.4.3 Thermal-optimized operation of PV systems |
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14 Reliability of power conversion systems in photovoltaic applications |
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14.1 Introduction to photovoltaic power systems |
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14.2 Power conversion reliability in PV applications |
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14.3 Future reliability concerns |
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14.3.1 Advanced inverter functionalities |
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14.3.2 Large DC/AC ratios |
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14.3.3 Module-level power electronics |
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15 Reliability of power supplies for computers |
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15.1 Purpose and requirements |
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15.1.1 Design failure modes and effects analysis |
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15.2 Thermal profile analysis |
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15.4 Capacitor life analysis |
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15.4.1 Aluminum electrolytic capacitors |
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15.4.2 Os-con type capacitors |
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15.6 High accelerated life test |
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15.6.1 Low temperature stress |
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15.6.2 High temperature stress |
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15.6.4 Combined temperature—vibration stress |
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15.7 Vibration, shock, and drop test |
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15.7.2 Shock and drop test |
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15.8 Manufacturing conformance testing |
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15.8.1 The ongoing reliability testing |
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16 High-power converters |
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16.1 High-power applications |
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16.2 Thyristor-based high-power devices |
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16.2.1 Integrated gate-commutated thyristor (IGCT) |
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16.2.2 Internally-commutated thyristor (ICT) |
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16.2.5 Reliability of thyristor-based devices |
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16.3 High-power inverter topologies |
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16.3.1 Two-level converters |
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16.3.2 Multi-level converters |
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16.4 High-power dc—dc converter topologies |
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16.4.2 Modular dc—dc converter system |
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