Registration Deadline: 16 June 2022

Grid-Connected Power Electronics as a stationary outdoor application is exposed to harsh environmental conditions with a wider temperature range and especially with moisture load which even may lead to condensation, as well as in some cases also with harmful gas atmospheres responsible for corrosion phenomena. The Workshop will address these topics seeking for similarities and synergies between different outdoor applications in grid connected power electronics. Furthermore, railway traction will be considered as reference application to discuss whether experiences and knowledge from this application field can be transferred to grid-connected power electronics.
The Workshop will present and discuss reliability-related requirements in wind power, in PV plants as well as in further grid connected power electronics incl. stationary energy storage and EV charging infrastructure. Reliability behavior will be considered on system level, on converter level as well as on component level. Failure mechanisms, lifetime modelling and application-relevant testing incl. multimodal testing to reproduce the impact of multi-dimensional stressors are further focus topics of the Workshop.
Finally, a panel discussion will address needs, gaps and future actions incl. the mission for a possible new ECPE Working Group on Reliability of Grid-Connected Power Electronics.