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Title: Impact of High-Frequency Repetitive Bipolar Square Wave Voltages on the Lifetime of Turn-to-Turn Insulation
Emerging power electronic drives and converters are planned to operate at high voltages with high switching frequencies (up to a few hundred kHz), which will affect the reliability of insulation systems of windings of electrical machines. To evaluate the insulation quality under such high-frequency pulses, lifetime test is a prominent way. For simplification of test procedure, turn-to-turn insulation samples are approved by IEC 60034-18-42. In past studies, the impact of switching frequencies has been investigated under lower frequencies (up to 20 kHz), which cannot address the challenges of next-generation wide bandgap (WBG)-based power converters. In this study, the lifetimes of turn-to-turn insulations under high switching frequencies (50 kHz) are tested at four different rise times (50 ns, 100 ns, 150 ns, 200 ns), and the impact of switching frequency on the lifetime of the insulation is analyzed.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2306093
PAR ID:
10652858
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
IEEE
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Location:
Auburn, AL, USA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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