Title :
Overview of power loss measurement techniques in power electronics systems
Author :
Xiao, Chucheng ; Chen, Gang ; Odendaal, W.G.
Author_Institution :
Center for Power Electron. Syst., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
Measuring power loss accurately is of great importance for power electronics systems design and for assessing system performance and reliability. This paper reviews various power loss measurement techniques in power electronics systems. A brief overview of electrical methods for loss measurements is given. Calorimetric methods, the most accurate of all instruments for measuring power loss, are described along with their implementations. The pros and cons of various techniques are discussed and compared for estimating the losses in integrated power electronic modules (REM).
Keywords :
calorimeters; calorimetry; loss measurement; modules; power electronics; calorimetric methods; electrical methods; integrated power electronic modules; power electronics systems; power loss measurement techniques; reliability; system performance; Current measurement; Electric variables measurement; Instruments; Loss measurement; Measurement techniques; Power electronics; Power generation; Power measurement; Power system reliability; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2002. 37th IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7420-7
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2002.1042733
