SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF HEALTH OF A POWER ELECTRONIC SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A diagnostic method for monitoring a power electronic system having an electrical circuit element, the method comprising:
- obtaining an initial expected temperature, and an initial value of an electrical parameter, of the circuit element;
applying an electrical pulse to the circuit element to increase the temperature thereof;
sensing the electrical parameter after the electrical pulse decays to a predetermined value to obtain a subsequent value of the electrical parameter;
estimating a subsequent temperature of the circuit element based on the initial expected temperature, the initial value, the subsequent value, and the predetermined value; and
generating a signal based on the subsequent temperature indicative of whether the circuit element is operating as expected.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring the state of health of a power electronic system. Data representing an initial expected temperature of the circuit element and an initial value of an electrical parameter of the circuit element is obtained. An electrical pulse is applied to the circuit element to heat the circuit element. After the electrical pulse decays to a predetermined value, the electrical parameter of the circuit element is sensed and a subsequent value of the electrical parameter is obtained. A subsequent temperature of the circuit element is estimated based on the initial expected temperature of the circuit element, the initial and subsequent values of the electrical parameter, and the predetermined value of the electrical pulse. Based on the subsequent temperature, the signal that indicates whether the circuit element is operating as expected is generated.
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20 Claims
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1. A diagnostic method for monitoring a power electronic system having an electrical circuit element, the method comprising:
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obtaining an initial expected temperature, and an initial value of an electrical parameter, of the circuit element; applying an electrical pulse to the circuit element to increase the temperature thereof; sensing the electrical parameter after the electrical pulse decays to a predetermined value to obtain a subsequent value of the electrical parameter; estimating a subsequent temperature of the circuit element based on the initial expected temperature, the initial value, the subsequent value, and the predetermined value; and generating a signal based on the subsequent temperature indicative of whether the circuit element is operating as expected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. At least one processor-readable storage medium having processor-readable code embodied thereon for programming at least one processor to perform a method of generating a signal that indicates whether a circuit element is operating as expected, the method comprising:
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obtaining an initial expected temperature, and an initial value of an electrical parameter, of the circuit element; applying an electrical pulse to the circuit element to increase the temperature thereof; sensing the electrical parameter after the electrical pulse decays to a predetermined value to obtain a subsequent value of the electrical parameter; estimating a subsequent temperature of the circuit element based on the initial expected temperature, the initial value, the subsequent value, and the predetermined value; and generating the signal based on the subsequent temperature indicative of whether the circuit element is operating as expected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system for generating a signal that indicates whether a circuit element is operating as expected, the system comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and a controller in communication with the storage medium, the controller being configured to perform a method comprising; obtaining an initial expected temperature, and an initial value of an electrical parameter, of the circuit element; applying an electrical pulse to the circuit element to increase the temperature thereof; sensing the electrical parameter after the electrical pulse decays to a predetermined value to obtain a subsequent value of the electrical parameter; estimating a subsequent temperature of the circuit element based on the initial expected temperature, the initial value, the subsequent value, and the predetermined value; and generating the signal based on the subsequent temperature indicative of whether the circuit element is operating as expected. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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