@inproceedings{08597cea83b544c5ae30c27cfe7c7d46,
title = "Reliability assessment of fault-tolerant dc-dc converters for photovoltaic applications",
abstract = "A framework for integrating performance and reliability analysis of switch-mode, dc-dc power converters employed as front ends in photovoltaic energy processing applications is presented. The proposed approach acknowledges the influence of the converter's steady-state operation on device failure rates. Markov reliability models are derived to assess reliability-oriented metrics of the system. The conceptual background is elucidated in the context of a topologically-redundant dc-dc converter, and the dependence of the Mean Time to Failure on design parameters is explored. The subtle affiliation between power-electronics design and system reliability is assessed through several case studies.",
keywords = "Markov reliability modeling, Photovoltaic systems, Power electronics, Reliability",
author = "Dhople, {Sairaj V.} and Ali Davoudi and Chapman, {Patrick L.} and Dom{\'i}nguez-Garc{\'i}a, {Alejandro D.}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316414",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781424428939",
series = "2009 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2009",
pages = "2271--2276",
booktitle = "2009 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2009",
note = "2009 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2009 ; Conference date: 20-09-2009 Through 24-09-2009",
}