Title :
Modeling effects of relative humidity, moisture, and extreme environmental conditions on power electronic performance
Author :
Ciprian, Rosa ; Lehman, Brad
Author_Institution :
Diversified Technol. Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Variations in the behavior of power supplies caused by environmental conditions require accurate characterization of the electrical behavior dependence with environmental conditions. This paper introduces models to help predict RH and other environmental factors influence on sensitive circuitry in power electronic systems. An application example of a high power density, high voltage DC-DC converter is used to verify the results.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; environmental factors; humidity; moisture; power electronics; power supply circuits; RH prediction; electrical behavior dependence; environmental conditions; high voltage DC-DC converter; moisture effects; power electronic performance; power electronic systems; power supply behavior; relative humidity effects;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, 2009. ECCE 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2893-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2893-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316423
