DocumentCode
3004031
Title
Reliability and maintainability in photovoltaic inverter design
Author
Ma, Zhiqiang Janet ; Thomas, Spyros
Author_Institution
Renewable Energies Bus., Schneider Electr., Burnaby, BC, Canada
fYear
2011
fDate
24-27 Jan. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
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.
Keywords
invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power system reliability; PV inverter; photovoltaic inverter design; reliability; Capacitors; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Inverters; Maintenance engineering; Reliability engineering; Stress; DFR; R&M Applications in Manufacturing; R&M in photovoltaic inverter;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 2011 Proceedings - Annual
Conference_Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN
0149-144X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8857-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RAMS.2011.5754523
Filename
5754523
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