Reliability comparison of power electronic converters used in grid-connected wind energy conversion system

Arifujjaman,; Chang, Liuchen

doi:10.1109/pedg.2012.6254021

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“…The field experience confirms that power switches are the most vulnerable components. Moreover, magnetic components and MOVs are much more reliable [20]- [22]. Therefore, only power switches are considered in component level redundancy.…”

Section: Length State Space Diagrams and Mttfs Of Different Redundantmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Harb et al has proposed a new methodology for calculating the reliability of the photovoltaic module-integrated inverter (PV-MII) based on a stress factor approach [19]. In [20], the reliability analysis of the power electronic converters for a grid connected permanent magnet generator-based wind energy conversion system is presented. In [21], in this paper FIDES method has been governed to estimate the reliability of two industrial AC/DC converters with resonant and non-resonant topologies.…”

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Reliability analysis of component-level redundant topologies for solid-state fault current limiter

Farhadi

Abapour

Mohammadi‐Ivatloo

2017

International Journal of Electronics

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Experience shows that semiconductor switches in power electronics systems are the most vulnerable components. One of the most common ways to solve this reliability challenge is componentlevel redundant design. There are four possible configurations for the redundant design in component-level. This paper presents a comparative reliability analysis between different componentlevel redundant designs for solid state fault current limiter (SSFCL). The aim of the proposed analysis is to determine the more reliable component-level redundant configuration. The mean time to failure (MTTF) is used as the reliability parameter. Considering both fault types (open circuit and short circuit), the MTTFs of different configurations are calculated. It is demonstrated that more reliable configuration depends on the junction temperature of the semiconductor switches in the steady state. That junction temperature is a function of i) ambient temperature, ii) power loss of the semiconductor switch and iii) thermal resistance of heat sink. Also, results' sensitivity to each parameter is investigated. The results show that in different conditions, various configurations have higher reliability. The experimental results are presented to clarify the theory and feasibility of the proposed approaches. At last, levelized costs of different configurations are analyzed for a fair comparison. Nomenclature λO.COpen circuit rate of unidirectional switch (failures per million calendar hours or FIT,

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Section: Length State Space Diagrams and Mttfs Of Different Redundantmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Reliability analysis of component-level redundant topologies for solid-state fault current limiter

Farhadi

Abapour

Mohammadi‐Ivatloo

2017

International Journal of Electronics

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“…The validation of a lifetime extension achieved with lifetime control is another field of interest. Early research calculated the mean time between failures (MTBF) or the failures in time (FIT) to evaluate the lifetime of a product [53]. But since the validity of theses parameters is limited, current research shifts to Weibull statistics and the mean cumulative function (MCF) [54], [55].…”

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Review of active thermal and lifetime control techniques for power electronic modules

Andresen

Liserre

Buticchi

2014

2014 16th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

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“…Separate models for characteristics and performance of SWPSs have been developed [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11], to investigate certain aspects of energy costs for SWPSs. Studies on energy costs of SWPSs have been conducted based on these models.…”

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“…References [4,7] investigated the reliability of SWPSs by analyzing the components within SWPSs. Hence, the energy cost evaluation of SWPSs may be influenced by the reliability of components in SWPSs.…”

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Energy Cost Estimation of Small Wind Power Systems—An Integrated Approach

Shao

Chang

et al. 2015

IEEE J. Emerg. Sel. Topics Power Electron.

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Small wind power systems (SWPSs) of 100kW or below are critical in addressing increasing global energy consumption and pressing greenhouse gas emission issues. Energy cost, i.e. cost of generating one kWh or MWh of electricity is an important consideration for design, development and operation of SWPSs. Various methods for energy cost estimation have been reported, but they typically consider only some aspects of the wind power systems. This paper presents a novel energy cost evaluation methodology for SWPSs, integrating wind turbine energy production, system component efficiency, cost, and reliability together into a single comprehensive model. Monte-Carlo simulation is applied to produce random functional intervals or failure intervals, taking into account the statistical nature of reliability. As compared with previous methods with segregated and deterministic approaches, the new method comprehensively analyzes the energy costs of SWPSs through an integrated and stochastic approach. The proposed methodology is applied to studies of various SWPS configurations at a typical 30kW level for both fixed-speed and variable-speed operations. The simulation results present an overview of the investment required for an SWPS over its installed lifetime, reveal cost effectiveness of different configuration options, and provide a benchmark for energy cost evaluation of wind power systems.

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Reliability comparison of power electronic converters used in grid-connected wind energy conversion system

Cited by 20 publications

References 9 publications

Reliability analysis of component-level redundant topologies for solid-state fault current limiter

Reliability analysis of component-level redundant topologies for solid-state fault current limiter

Review of active thermal and lifetime control techniques for power electronic modules

Energy Cost Estimation of Small Wind Power Systems—An Integrated Approach

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