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Health monitoring for power converter components

  • US 7,804,415 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2007
  • Issued: 09/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power converter comprising a processor and a plurality of components whose health in the power converter will degrade over time, the plurality of components including a first capacitor and a fan, the processor configured for monitoring the health of the first capacitor over time by monitoring a first set of one or more performance characteristics of the power converter, the processor configured for monitoring the health of the fan over time by monitoring a second set of one or more performance characteristics of the power converter and the processor configured for generating a warning signal when the monitored health of the first capacitor or the monitored health of the fan reaches a threshold level.

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