Power and Energy Series 80

Reliability of Power Electronic

Converter Systems
Reliability of Power Electronic
Converter Systems Reliability of
The main aims of power electronic converter systems (PECS) are to control,
convert, and condition electrical power flow from one form to another through the
use of solid-state electronics. This book outlines current research into the scientific
modeling, experimentation, and remedial measures for advancing the reliability,
Henry Shu-hung Chung is a Professor at
the Department of Electronic Engineering,
City University of Hong Kong and Director
of the Centre for Smart Energy Conversion
Power Electronic
Converter Systems
and Utilization Research. He is on the
availability, system robustness, and maintainability of PECS at different levels of
editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on
complexity. Power Electronics and IEEE Journal of
Drawing on the experience of an international team of experts, this book explores Emerging and Selected Topics on Power
the reliability of PECS covering topics including an introduction to reliability Electronics.
engineering in power electronic converter systems; anomaly detection and Huai Wang is an Associate Professor at the
remaining-life prediction for power electronics; reliability of DC-link capacitors in Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg
power electronic converters; reliability of power electronics packaging; modeling University, Denmark. He is a work package
leader at the Center of Reliable Power
for life-time prediction of power semiconductor modules; minimization of DC-link Electronics (CORPE) hosted by Aalborg
capacitance in power electronic converter systems; wind turbine systems; smart University.
control strategies for improved reliability of power electronics system; lifetime Frede Blaabjerg is a Professor in Power
modelling; power module lifetime test and state monitoring; tools for performance Electronics at the Department of Energy
and reliability analysis of power electronics systems; fault-tolerant adjustable Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
speed drive systems; mission profile oriented reliability design in wind turbine He is leading today the Center of Reliable
and photovoltaic systems; reliability of power conversion systems in photovoltaic Power Electronics (CORPE) hosted by
applications; power supplies for computers; and high-power converters. Aalborg University.
Michael Pecht is an IEEE Fellow, an
Reliability of Power Electronic Converter Systems is essential reading for
ASME Fellow, and an SAE Fellow. He is the
researchers, professionals and students working with power electronics and their Director of CALCE (Center for Advanced Life
applications, particularly those specialising in the development and application of Cycle Engineering) and a Chair Professor at
power electronic converters and systems. the University of Maryland.
and Pecht
Wang, Blaabjerg
Edited by Chung,

Edited by Henry Shu-hung Chung,

Huai Wang, Frede Blaabjerg
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
www.theiet.org
and Michael Pecht
978-1-84919-901-8