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Power electronics have been and will continue to be an enabling technology for energy production, storage, transmission, distribution, and consumption. In addition, power electronic converters are usually the critical links in electrical energy systems, affecting system security, safety, energy efficiency, and cost-of-ownership. As a result, the reliability requirements for power electronic components and converter systems generally become more stringent, for example, in e-mobility, renewable energy generation, and power system applications. This short course will discuss the state-of-the-art research outcomes and industry practices on power electronics reliability. The basic concepts and methodologies introduced in this course may also be applicable to engineering fields other than power electronics. Primarily, the course will focus on the following aspects with the topics shown in the table below.
At the end of the course, the participant expects to achieve the following goals:
CLO1. Understand the key definitions, metrics, pitfalls, and practices in reliability engineering.
CLO2. Understand both quantitative and qualitative reliability testing methods and their applications in power electronics.
CLO3. Have in-depth knowledge of crucial power electronic components' failure modes and mechanisms, such as power semiconductor modules and capacitors.
CLO4. Master the reliability analysis framework and be able to apply it for power electronic components and converter applications.
CLO5. Understand condition and health monitoring methods and their application for power electronic applications.
Open to University Students and Industry engineers.
Day 1
Module Name: Introduction to power electronics, reliability engineering, and power electronic component failure
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Day 2
Module Name: Reliability testing and data analysis
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Day 3
Module Name: Lifetime modeling and design for reliability of power electronic components and converters
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Day 4
Module Name: Condition and health monitoring and AI for power electronics reliability
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Day 5
Module Name: Mini-project group presentation and feedback, course wrap-up
Assessments
The course will be assessed based on course participation, mini-project and presentation, and quiz.
Rubrics
N/A
Points
100 (Course participation: 40 points; course mini-project and presentation: 30 points; course quiz: 30 points)
Online Activities
Synchronous activities - This course will be conducted in a hybrid mode, open to university students and industry engineers. It expects there will be online participants attending the lectures synchronously with students who take the course on-site.
Asynchronous activities – 1) Students will be grouped (2-4 students per group) to work on a mini-project during the course. They will organize group discussions in a hybrid mode at different time of their choice; 2) students will be provided a list of state-of-the-art references as reading materials before the course.