Title :
Analysis of the degree of reliability of a redundant modular inverter structure
Author :
De Pra, U. ; Baert, D. ; Kuyken, H.
Author_Institution :
CE+T s.a. Zoning Ind., Wandre, Belgium
Abstract :
The reliability of a DC-AC inverter system for UPS purposes can be increased by the use of modules operating in parallel. It is shown that this requires additional properties of the modules in order to obtain a real improvement of reliability
Keywords :
DC-AC power convertors; digital control; invertors; redundancy; reliability; telecommunication power supplies; uninterruptible power supplies; DC-AC inverter system; UPS; digital control; parallel operation; public telephone grid supply; redundant modular inverter structure; reliability analysis; reliability improvement; Batteries; Emergency power supplies; Inverters; Mesh generation; Multichip modules; Power grids; Power system reliability; Reliability engineering; Telephony; Uninterruptible power systems;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1998. INTELEC. Twentieth International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5069-3
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1998.793592