On-line fault detection of aluminium electrolytic capacitors, in step-down DC-DC converters, using input current and output voltage ripple

IET Power Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-322

  Amaral, A M R ^a,b   Cardoso, A J M ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR; DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE; END OF LIVES; EQUIVALENT SERIES RESISTANCE; FAULT DETECTION TECHNIQUES; INITIAL VALUES; INPUT CURRENT; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; ON-LINE FAULT DETECTION; OUTPUT FILTERS; OUTPUT VOLTAGE RIPPLE; RESISTANCE IN SERIES; STRUCTURAL FAILURE;

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATLAB;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84857943748     PISSN: 17554535     EISSN: 17554543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-pel.2011.0163     Document Type: Article

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