29th European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis
AALBORG, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1-5, 2018
29th European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis
AALBORG, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1-5, 2018
29th European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis
AALBORG, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1-5, 2018
29th European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis
AALBORG, DENMARK - OCTOBER 1-5, 2018
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ECPE Workshop: Frontiers in Reliability Engineering: Railway Traction, Renewables, Industry
08:40-10:20 Session W4, Thursday
Organizers
Eckhard Wolfgang, ECPE e. V. (Germany)
Eckhard Wolfgang studied Technical Physics at the TU Vienna, Austria. After he received his PhD in 1970 he joined Siemens Research Labs at Munich where he remained until retirement in 2006. From 1989 on he was in charge of the power electronics department: HVDC thyristors, high voltage IGBTs, module packaging and reliability were main topics. Since retirement, he is a consultant for ECPE, the Center for European Power Electronics. He is organizing Tutorials, Workshops, and Conferences like ESREF and CIPS.
Huai Wang, Aalborg University (Denmark)
Huai Wang is currently an Associate Professor and a Research Thrust leader with the Center of Reliable Power Electronics (CORPE), Aalborg University, Denmark. His research addresses the fundamental challenges in modelling and validation of power electronic component failure mechanisms, and application issues in system-level predictability, circuit architecture, and robustness design. Dr. Wang received his PhD degree from the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2012. He was a Visiting Scientist with the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, from Aug. to Sep. 2014, and with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, from Sep. to Nov. 2013. He was with the ABB Corporate Research Center, Switzerland, in 2009. He is the Chair of IEEE PELS/IAS/IE Chapter in Denmark.
Abstract
The basic idea of this Workshop is to get an impression on the challenges the different branches have to face. The situation of automotive electronics will be discussed in other Workshops at this conference.
Schedule/Content
The Workshop will focus on discussions stimulated by statements of experts and attendees. Here are the topics that will be covered in this Workshop.
Introduction: Eckhard Wolfgang, ECPE e.V.
Mission Profile and Lifetime: Huai Wang, Aalborg University
Railway traction and Power Modules: Michael Piton, Alstom
Renewables: Peter de Place Rimmen, Danfoss
Industry: Lars Rimestad, Grundfos
Who should attend?
All attendees who want to know how different industries handle reliability engineering are welcome. The Robustness Validation process which relies on the knowledge of mission profiles, failure mechanism and accelerated tests will be in the middle of discussions.
