Overview of real-time lifetime prediction and extension for SiC power converters

Z Ni, X Lyu, OP Yadav, BN Singh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Remaining useful lifetime prediction and extension of Si power devices have been studied
extensively. Silicon carbide (SiC) power devices have been developed and commercialized …

Power electronics reliability: State of the art and outlook

H Wang, F Blaabjerg - IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

A review on solid-state transformer: A breakthrough technology for future smart distribution grids

DK Mishra, MJ Ghadi, L Li, MJ Hossain, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The modern power systems have now prompted the practice of power electronics-based
converters for power conversion purposes, which has emerged a solid-state device named …

Real‐time electro‐thermal modelling and predictive control design of resonant power converter in full electric vehicle applications

P Dini, G Ariaudo, G Botto, FL Greca… - IET Power …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, a resonant converter model is proposed that takes into account the thermal
and electrical dynamics of the main components. With respect to state‐of‐art, where model …

Distributed thermal modeling for power devices and modules with equivalent heat flow path extraction

X Yang, S Xu, K Heng, X Wu - IEEE Journal of Emerging and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic temperature information at critical locations has been a critical indicator to safely
use power devices and modules; however, most of the existing 3-D thermal modeling …

Active Power Cycling Test Bench for SiC Power MOSFET s—Principles, Design, and Implementation

S Baba, A Gieraltowski, M Jasinski… - … on Power Electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One way to achieve the best in class reliability is the implementation of a design for reliability
methodology into the design process in order to estimate the lifetime of each individual …

Experimental Characterization & Electro-Thermal Modeling of Double Side Cooled SiC MOSFETs for Accurate and Rapid Power Converter Simulations

P Dini, S Saponara, S Chakraborty… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper presents a precise and efficient model of Double-Side Cooled (DSC) SiC
MOSFET, which incorporates the dynamics of both electrical and thermal variables. It offers …

Thermo-elasto-plastic phase-field modelling of mechanical behaviours of sintered nano-silver with randomly distributed micro-pores

Y Su, G Fu, C Liu, K Zhang, L Zhao, C Liu, A Liu… - Computer Methods in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nano-silver paste is an emerging lead-free bonding material in power electronics, and has
excellent mechanical properties, thermal conductivity and long-term reliability. However, it is …

Failure modes and reliability oriented system design for aerospace power electronic converters

J Harikumaran, G Buticchi, G Migliazza… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aircraft electrification has been a major trend in aviation industry for past 20 years. Given the
increasing electrical power requirement for future more electric aircraft and hybrid electric …

Stepwise design methodology and heterogeneous integration routine of air-cooled SiC inverter for electric vehicle

Z Zeng, X Zhang, F Blaabjerg… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Carrying on SiC devices, the air-cooled inverter of the electric vehicle (EV) can eliminate the
traditional complicated liquid-cooling system in order to obtain a light and compact …