Power Electronics Reliability: State of the Art and Outlook

Huai Wang, Frede Blaabjerg

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    Abstract

    This article aims to provide an update of the reliability aspects of research on power electronic components and hardware systems. It introduces the latest advances in the understanding of failure mechanisms, testing methods, accumulated damage modeling, and mission-profile-based reliability prediction. Component-level examples (e.g., Si IGBT modules, SiC MOSFETs, GaN devices, capacitors, and magnetic components) are used for illustration purposes in addition to system-level studies. The limitations and associated open questions are discussed to identify future research opportunities in power electronics reliability.

    Original languageBritish English
    Pages (from-to)6476-6493
    Number of pages18
    JournalIEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
    Volume9
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Dec 2021

    Keywords

    • Accelerated degradation testing
    • condition monitoring
    • control
    • failure mechanism
    • physics-of-degradation
    • power electronics
    • reliability prediction

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