Physics of Failure Models for Capacitor Degradation in DC-DC Converters
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Abstract

This paper proposes a combined energy-based and physics of failure model for degradation analysis and prognosis of electrolytic capacitors in DC-DC power converters. Electrolytic capacitors and MOSFET’s have higher failure rates than other components in DC-DC converter systems. Currently our work focuses on analyzing and modeling electrolytic capacitors degradation and its effects on the output of DC-DC converter systems. The output degradation is typically measured by the increase in ripple current and the drop in output voltage at the load.

Year of Publication
2010
Conference Name
The Maintenance & Reliability Conference, MARCON 2010
Date Published
02/2010
Publisher
MARCON
Conference Location
Knoxville, TN
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