Reliability: A Neglected Topic in the Power Electronics Curricula

Hugo Calleja; Freddy Chan

Reliability: A Neglected Topic in the Power Electronics Curricula

Hugo Calleja

Freddy Chan

Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 660-666, Nov. 2010

10.6113/JPE.2010.10.6.660

Failure rate

Power converters

Reliability

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Abstract

This paper presents the approach followed to develop a course that introduces reliability into the design of power electronics converters. The course is part of the curriculum of a master of science in electrical engineering program, and it is aimed at providing reliability tools that can be used in a straightforward manner, while avoiding the mathematical intricacies. The reliability calculations are performed according to the Military Handbook 217, using the evaluation version of a commercial software package which greatly reduces the computational burden usually associated with this task. The course assessment shows that, after attending the course, students were able to improve the mean time between failures in a power-electronics converter, from a minimum of 5%, up to 100%.

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[IEEE Style]

H. Calleja and F. Chan, "Reliability: A Neglected Topic in the Power Electronics Curricula," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 660-666, 2010. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2010.10.6.660.

[ACM Style]

Hugo Calleja and Freddy Chan. 2010. Reliability: A Neglected Topic in the Power Electronics Curricula. Journal of Power Electronics, 10, 6, (2010), 660-666. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2010.10.6.660.