Reliability considerations of Inverter/DC Link Capacitor using PP film and 105°C engine coolant

Proceedings - 2008 International Symposium on Microelectronics, IMAPS 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 26-32

  Sawyer, Ed ^a   Von Kampen, Ted ^a  

^a SBE Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive; Capacitor; DC Link; Inverter; MTBF; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE; DC-LINK; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HOTSPOT TEMPERATURE; INVERTER; MTBF; RELIABILITY TESTING; TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COOLANTS; MICROELECTRONICS; RELIABILITY;

CAPACITORS;

EID: 84876913201     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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