A review of the condition monitoring of capacitors in power electronic converters

Hammam Soliman, Huai Wang, Frede Blaabjerg

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    Abstract

    Capacitor is one of the reliability critical components in power electronic systems. In the last two decades, many efforts in the academic research have been devoted to the condition monitoring of capacitors to estimate their health status. Industry applications demand more reliable power electronics products with preventive maintenances. Nevertheless, most of the developed capacitor condition monitoring technologies are rarely adopted by industry due to the complexity, increased cost and other relevant issues. An overview of the prior-art research in this area is therefore needed to justify the required resources and the corresponding performance of each of the key method. It serves to provide a guideline for industry to evaluate the available solutions by technology benchmarking, as well as to advance the academic research by discussing the history development and the future opportunities. Therefore, this paper firstly classifies the capacitor condition monitoring methods into three categories, then the respective technology evolution from 1993 to 2015 is summarized. Remarks on the state-of-the-art research and the future opportunities targeting for practical industry applications are given.

    Original languageBritish English
    Title of host publicationJoint International Conference - ACEMP 2015
    Subtitle of host publicationAegean Conference on Electrical Machines and Power Electronics, OPTIM 2015: Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and ELECTROMOTION 2015: International Symposium on Advanced Electromechanical Motion Systems
    EditorsH. Bulent Ertan
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages243-249
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Electronic)9781467372398
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 7 Mar 2016
    Event1st Joint International Aegean Conference on Electrical Machines and Power Electronics, ACEMP 2015, International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment, OPTIM 2015 and International Symposium on Advanced Electromechanical Motion Systems, ELECTROMOTION 2015 - Side, Turkey
    Duration: 2 Sep 20154 Sep 2015

    Publication series

    NameJoint International Conference - ACEMP 2015: Aegean Conference on Electrical Machines and Power Electronics, OPTIM 2015: Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and ELECTROMOTION 2015: International Symposium on Advanced Electromechanical Motion Systems

    Conference

    Conference1st Joint International Aegean Conference on Electrical Machines and Power Electronics, ACEMP 2015, International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment, OPTIM 2015 and International Symposium on Advanced Electromechanical Motion Systems, ELECTROMOTION 2015
    Country/TerritoryTurkey
    CitySide
    Period2/09/154/09/15

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