Condition & Health Monitoring in Power Electronics

Condition and Health Monitoring (CHM) is an effective means of improving the availability of power electronic components, converters and systems, whilst also controlling the life-time cost considering maintenance and repair.

Many solutions have been developed, but their adoption in industrial applications still requires significant development. Advanced CHM techniques that open new possibilities for industrialisation will be presented and discussed. Their potential, limitations and implementation will be outlined and critically reviewed with the goal to benefit both industrial applications and research.

A significant part of the workshop is dedicated to CHM for semiconductor power devices and modules, including topics such as prognostics-based qualification for power electronics. Prognostic Health Management (PHM) necessitates technologies to predict the future failure rate of the products by employing deterministic remaining useful lifetime methods.

This will also lead to significant sustainability improvements with cost and environmental benefits spanning the entire product lifecycle. In-situ methods for estimation of junction temperature and use of Temperature Sensitive Electrical Parameters (TSEPS) will be reviewed. The CHM of other key materials and components, such as capacitors and substrate technologies will also be addressed.

This planned two-day Hybrid Workshop intends to incorporate all of the above issues using industrially motivated research and speakers from the automotive, industrial and renewable drives sectors, in order to provide a system level description of techniques and best practices.