Innovative measuring system for wear-out indication of high power IGBT modules

Rasmus Ørndrup Nielsen; Jens Due; Stig Munk-Nielsen

doi:10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064000

Innovative measuring system for wear-out indication of high power IGBT modules

Rasmus Ørndrup Nielsen, Jens Due, Stig Munk-Nielsen

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Abstract

Power converter failures are a major issue in modern Wind turbines. One of the key elements of power converters for high power application is the IGBT modules. A test bench capable of performing an accelerated wear-out test
through power cycling of IGBT modules has been made. In the test bench it is possible to stress the IGBT module in a real life working point, controlling the voltage, current and phase of the device under test. An analysis of failure mechanisms has been carried out, indicating that VCE can be used as an sign of wear out of the IGBT module. Therefore an innovative measuring system for VCE monitoring with an accuracy as low as a few mV has been implemented. The measurements on the IGBT in the test bench show that it is possible to monitor VCE and use this as an indicator of wear-out.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011)
Number of pages	10
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	2011
Pages	1785-1790
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4577-0542-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064000
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011) - Phoenix, Arizona, United States Duration: 17 Sept 2011 → 22 Sept 2011

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Conference	3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Phoenix, Arizona
Period	17/09/2011 → 22/09/2011

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Nielsen, RØ, Due, J & Munk-Nielsen, S 2011, Innovative measuring system for wear-out indication of high power IGBT modules. in Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011). IEEE Press, pp. 1785-1790 , 3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011), Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 17/09/2011. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064000

Innovative measuring system for wear-out indication of high power IGBT modules. / Nielsen, Rasmus Ørndrup; Due, Jens; Munk-Nielsen, Stig.
Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011). IEEE Press, 2011. p. 1785-1790 .

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