Reliability and maintainability in photovoltaic inverter design

This paper focuses on how to ensure high reliability and long service life of photovoltaic (PV) inverters in the design phase. First, a standard usage model of inverters is proposed based on the study of the application environment in U.S.A. Then, the main failure mode, stress level, and useful life...

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Published in2011 Proceedings - Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Ma, Z J, Thomas, S
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.2011
Subjects
Capacitors
DFR
Insulated gate bipolar transistors
Inverters
Maintenance engineering
R&M Applications in Manufacturing
R&M in photovoltaic inverter
Reliability engineering
Stress
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ISBN9781424488575
1424488575
ISSN0149-144X
DOI10.1109/RAMS.2011.5754523

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Summary:This paper focuses on how to ensure high reliability and long service life of photovoltaic (PV) inverters in the design phase. First, a standard usage model of inverters is proposed based on the study of the application environment in U.S.A. Then, the main failure mode, stress level, and useful life of critical components in inverters are analyzed. Finally, a proactive maintenance plan for long-term reliability of PV inverters is discussed.
ISBN:9781424488575
1424488575
ISSN:0149-144X
DOI:10.1109/RAMS.2011.5754523