Mechanical Reliability of Power Electronic Systems

Schriefer T, Hofmann M (2016)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2016

Publisher: VDE Verlag

Event location: Nuremberg DE

ISBN: 978-3-8007-4171-7

URI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7736747

Abstract

The increasing integration of power electronic systems in highly stressed spaces to reduce interfaces, e.g. in the wheel hub or near the gearbox, leads to high demands for implemented electrical and mechanical components. To ensure field reliability new approaches predicting lifetime already in the development phase are necessary. The paper describes and applies a tool chain combining analytical, numerical and experimental methods to estimate the design life of an “Inverter Building Block” in a high-vibration environment. First, analytical models of bending beam and vibration theory are derived to pre-estimate its dynamic behavior. Second, a numerical model based on the finite element method is experimentally verified and power spectral density analysis applying standard loads are conducted. Third, a lifetime model referring to the linear damage accumulation thesis is implemented and compares the effects of different mounting scenarios in a passenger vehicle on the expected lifetime.

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APA:

Schriefer, T., & Hofmann, M. (2016). Mechanical Reliability of Power Electronic Systems. In Energietechnische Gesellschaft im VDE (ETG) / IEEE Power Engineering Society (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems. Nuremberg, DE: VDE Verlag.

MLA:

Schriefer, Thomas, and Maximilian Hofmann. "Mechanical Reliability of Power Electronic Systems." Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems, Nuremberg Ed. Energietechnische Gesellschaft im VDE (ETG) / IEEE Power Engineering Society, VDE Verlag, 2016.

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