Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS
Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages 1272-1280Publisher
KOREAN INST POWER ELECTRONICS
DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2014.14.6.1272
Keywords
Converter redundancy; Fault detection; Fault-tolerant inverter; Fault protection; IGBT failure; VSI
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- FCT Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [PEst-OE/EEI/LA0021/2013]
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This paper presents solutions for fault detection and diagnosis of two-level, three phase voltage-source inverter (VSI) topologies with IGBT devices. The proposed solutions combine redundant standby VSI structures and contactors (or relays) to improve the fault-tolerant capabilities of power electronics in applications with safety requirements. The suitable combination of these elements gives the inverter the ability to maintain energy processing in the occurrence of several failure modes, including short-circuit in IGBT devices, thus extending its reliability and availability. A survey of previously developed fault-tolerant VSI structures and several aspects of failure modes, detection and isolation mechanisms within VSI is first discussed. Hardware solutions for the protection of power semiconductors with fault detection and diagnosis mechanisms are then proposed to provide conditions to isolate and replace damaged power devices (or branches) in real time. Experimental results from a prototype are included to validate the proposed solutions.
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