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Application-Oriented Flexible Power Cycling Test System for Power Electronic Components

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Power cycling tests are crucial for assessing the packaging-related reliability performance of power electronic components. This article presents a versatile test system designed for both dc and ac power cycling (ACPC), aimed at evaluating the reliability of power devices under realistic stress conditions. Initially, this article details the system’s design—from PCB layout to software control—and outlines the considerations taken during its development to inspire practicing engineers and promote discussions on standardization specific to ACPC. Focusing on ON-state voltage and junction temperature as the primary aging parameters, this article discusses the ON-state voltage measurement circuit and validates its effectiveness and accuracy with measurements from high-voltage optically isolated probes. It subsequently emphasizes the implementation of optical fibers for direct junction temperature measurements, followed by a comparative analysis of this method’s measurement accuracy against the traditional$V_{\mathrm { CE}}$(T) method. Finally, this article presents and evaluates power cycling test results for both dc and ac modes, demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed design.

Source: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

DOI: 10.1109/jestpe.2024.3446968

Authors: Kaichen Zhang, Francesco Iannuzzo, Frede Blaabjerg

Institution: Aalborg University

Language: English

Topic: Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green

Funder: Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education