Abstract
There is no doubt that in the future, a need for higher switching frequency is inevitable to extract the full benefits of reliable Gallium Nitride (GaN) device characteristics. Along with the reliability enhancement for GaN-based power converters, it is essential to monitor a precursor signature identification for diagnostics/prognostics techniques. With the availability of the most granular information deduced from advanced devices, a new data-driven scheme is proposed for system monitoring and possible lifetime extension of 400W power GaN converters at 100kHz. The approach relies on the real-time Rds(on) data extraction from the power converter, and calibration of an adaptive model using multi-physics co-simulations under thermal cycling. More specifically, the focus is on deploying machine learning algorithms to exploit for the parameter estimation in power electronics engineering reliability.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | APEC 2018 - 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 1272-1279 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538611807 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 18 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2018 - San Antonio, United States Duration: Mar 4 2018 → Mar 8 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC |
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Volume | 2018-March |
Conference
Conference | 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Antonio |
Period | 03/4/18 → 03/8/18 |
Funding
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 1610250. The authors would like to thank the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC), and Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 1610250. The authors would like to thank the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC), and Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Keywords
- Fault prognostics
- High frequency dc-dc converter
- Internet of things
- Machine learning
- Metropolis-hasting
- Power GaN
- Reliability
- Wide bandgap semiconductors