Comparison of Military Handbook and the FIDES Methodology for Failure Rate Estimation of Modular Multilevel Converters

Miad Ahmadi; Aditya Shekhar; Pavol Bauer

doi:10.1109/CPE-POWERENG58103.2023.10227449

Comparison of Military Handbook and the FIDES Methodology for Failure Rate Estimation of Modular Multilevel Converters

Miad Ahmadi^*, Aditya Shekhar, Pavol Bauer

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Abstract

Power electronics converters are crucial for power generation, transmission, and distribution. The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is highly valued for its ability to handle high power levels, versatility in reconfiguration, high efficiency through small-capacity submodules (SMs), and robust control capabilities. A failure of a power electronics converter could result in disruptions in the flow of electrical power, which could have severe consequences for people and equipment relying on it. Thus, the reliability of power electronics converters is critical to maintaining the reliability of the electrical power system. Two well-known methodologies, the military handbook (MIL) and the more recent FIDES, can be used to evaluate the MMC's reliability. Both methods consider various factors to estimate the component's failure rate, resulting in different reliability parameters. In this paper, the reliability of the MMC is estimated using both methods, and the results are compared for standby and active redundancy strategies. Lastly, a generalized cost form that considers operational cost, capital cost, redundancy strategies, reliability methods (MIL and FIDES), and the MMC's annual average loading is presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350300048
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE-POWERENG58103.2023.10227449
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering, CPE-POWERENG 2023 - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 14 Jun 2023 → 16 Jun 2023

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Name	CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering

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Conference	17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering, CPE-POWERENG 2023
Country/Territory	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Period	14/06/23 → 16/06/23

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cost
failure rate
FIDES
MIL handbook
MMC
redundancy
reliability

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Ahmadi, M., Shekhar, A., & Bauer, P. (2023). Comparison of Military Handbook and the FIDES Methodology for Failure Rate Estimation of Modular Multilevel Converters. In CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE-POWERENG58103.2023.10227449

Ahmadi, Miad ; Shekhar, Aditya ; Bauer, Pavol. / Comparison of Military Handbook and the FIDES Methodology for Failure Rate Estimation of Modular Multilevel Converters. CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering. IEEE, 2023. (CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering).

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Ahmadi M , Shekhar A , Bauer P. Comparison of Military Handbook and the FIDES Methodology for Failure Rate Estimation of Modular Multilevel Converters. In CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering. IEEE. 2023. (CPE-POWERENG 2023 - 17th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering). doi: 10.1109/CPE-POWERENG58103.2023.10227449

Comparison of Military Handbook and the FIDES Methodology for Failure Rate Estimation of Modular Multilevel Converters

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