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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Ranjit Jayabalan, Danvers, MA (US);
Babak Fahimi, Arlington, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ranjit Jayabalan, Danvers, MA (US);
Babak Fahimi, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
The University of Texas System Board of Regents, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
As described herein is a vehicle, system, method and device for monitoring, detecting and diagnosis of one or more faults in single- or multi-converter power system. Through use of existing devices within the power system, particularly semiconductor devices, output parameters may be monitored for deviations from normal operation. In addition, faults may be detected and/or diagnosed within the failure withstand time of the existing device.