Partial Discharge of Gel Insulated High Voltage Power Modules subjected to Unconventional Voltage Waveforms
Paper in proceeding, 2016

Performances and duration of the new generation of high voltage power electronic components are dependent on dielectric materials aim to insulating their internal terminals. The presence of defects, some due to faults generated during the manufacturing process, but also due to the internal design of layers and connections, can cause local enhancements of electric field and consequently possible activity of partial discharges phenomena or other effects (aging, tracking) that may result in reduction of device reliability. Furthermore, the usage of unconventional voltage waveforms, like square waves or pulse width modulated waves, additionally increases the electrical aging of the insulation system as compared to conventional sinusoidal waves.

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IGBT

electronics

silicone gel

Partial Discharge

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Gel insulation

Author

A. Madonia

University of Palermo

P. Romano

University of Palermo

Thomas Hammarström

Chalmers, Materials and Manufacturing Technology, High Voltage Engineering

Stanislaw Gubanski

Chalmers, Materials and Manufacturing Technology, High Voltage Engineering

F. Viola

University of Palermo

A. Imburgia

University of Palermo

Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP

00849162 (ISSN)

Vol. 2016-December 715-718
978-1-5090-4654-6 (ISBN)

Areas of Advance

Energy

Materials Science

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.2016.7785602

ISBN

978-1-5090-4654-6

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