Condition monitoring (CM) has already been proven to be a cost effective means of
enhancing reliability and improving customer service in power equipment, such as …

This paper proposes a synthesis of different electrical methods used to estimate the
temperature of power semiconductor devices. The following measurement methods are …

Power cycling test is one of the important tasks to investigate the reliability performance of
power device modules in respect to temperature stress. From this, it is able to predict the …

This paper presents an apparatus and methodology for an advanced accelerated power
cycling test of insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules. In this test, the accelerated …

Reliability of power converters and lifetime prediction has been a major topic of research in
the last few decades, especially for traction applications. The main failures in high power …

Condition monitoring (CM) of power semiconductor devices enhances converter reliability
and customer service. Many studies have investigated the semiconductor devices failure …

Power electronics are increasingly important in new generation vehicles as critical safety
mechanical subsystems are being replaced with more electronic components. Hence, it is …

In railway applications, performance studies are fundamental to increase the lifetime of
railway systems. One of their main goals is verifying whether their working conditions are …

This work analyzes, discusses, and proposes a solution to the problem of the emissivity
correction present in infrared thermography when coatings with known emissivity cannot be …

This paper discusses the needs of power technologies for traction drives with the view of the
rail market requirements. A particular case is discussed in detail: the very high speed train …