Simulation of steady-state waveforms is important to the design of power electronics circuits, as it reveals the maximum voltage and current stresses being imposed upon specific devices and components. This paper proposes an improved approach to finding steady-state waveforms of power electronics circuits based on wavelet approximation. The proposed method exploits the time-domain piecewise pro...

The need for low-cost, high-reliability, modular, easy to use and maintain power electronics systems is fueling the drive for standardized power electronics building blocks (PEBBs). Increased power density, user-friendly design, multifunctionality and increased reliability are the major issues that are being investigated. This paper proposes a new distributed digital control architecture for me...

Abstract This paper presents case studies on application of accelerated mechanical fatigue testing for evaluation wire bond interconnects and interfaces in electronic devices. A dedicated experimental set-up is designed to induce failure the weak sites devices by reproducing modes occurring during operation. Acceleration achieved increasing frequency enabling determination lifetime curves a ver...