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Reliability of Capacitors for DC-Link Applications in Power Electronic Converters
Huai Wang,Frede Blaabjerg +1 more
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In this article, the authors present a review on the improvement of reliability of dc link in power electronic converters from two aspects: reliability-oriented dc-link design solutions; and conditioning monitoring of DC-link capacitors during operation.Abstract:
DC-link capacitors are an important part in the majority of power electronic converters which contribute to cost, size and failure rate on a considerable scale. From capacitor users' viewpoint, this paper presents a review on the improvement of reliability of dc link in power electronic converters from two aspects: 1) reliability-oriented dc-link design solutions; 2) conditioning monitoring of dc-link capacitors during operation. Failure mechanisms, failure modes and lifetime models of capacitors suitable for the applications are also discussed as a basis to understand the physics-of-failure. This review serves to provide a clear picture of the state-of-the-art research in this area and to identify the corresponding challenges and future research directions for capacitors and their dc-link applications.read more
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