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On 2014-06-02 12:32, L.D. Paniak wrote:
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<pre wrap="">component failure (fun having a 6kVA inverter blow up in your face!).
Maybe it is just a fact of life when it comes to power electronics.
That said, they are a necessary evil. I have had reasonable luck with
Eaton/Powerware UPSes. </pre>
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<big>Earlier Andrew described component failure in the insulation of
the internal wiring in motors being driven from VFD drives, where the
output is not dissimilar to that of a UPS.<br>
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Add this to component stresses due rapid and continuous cycling of
voltages that cause can stresses in the components and possible failure.<br>
Some of this is, as said, above a 'fact of life when it comes to power
electronics'.<br>
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This can be addressed by what is sometimes called 'over-engineering',
e.g. using components with a higher margin of 'safety', better
mechanical design including better heat sinks, etc.<br>
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But this increases cost and this and other drivers conspire to remove
the 'over-engineering' and with that an acceptance, by the
manufacturer, of a certain failure rate.<br>
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Note: APC and Eaton are leaders in this field.<br>
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jsquared<br>
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