Reliability Assessment of Solder Joints in Power Electronic Modules by Crack Damage Model for Wind Turbine Applications

Wind turbine reliability is an important issue for wind energy cost minimization, especially by reduction of operation and maintenance costs for critical components and by increasing wind turbine availability. To develop an optimal operation and maintenance plan for critical components, it is necess...

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Main Authors: John D. Sørensen, Erik E. Kostandyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/12/2236/