Reference Book for Component Failures needed 1

[homoly]

I would like to ask you if you could recommend me some good book(s) which would be useful for failure analysis of the components failed in field.

Ideally the description of the potential failure mechanism for different component types, maybe some hints and troubleshooting and localizing the failed components in the devices or maybe examples of some intrusive laboratory inspections that may be performed by external laboratories and so on...

Something like Robert A. Pease's book "Troubleshooting Analog Circuits" for the design phase of analog circuits but for field failure analysis including power electronic components

 

[ScottyUK]

This being a power T&D forum, it would help if you tell us what kind of components you're thinking of. I sense it might be electronics from the reference to Bob Pease but maybe not.


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[homoly]

Hi Scotty,

I am especially Interested in AC/DC capacitors in power systems or UPS units and the power semiconductors ( IGBTs, SCRs... ) and their driver circuits maybe also batteries of the backup systems, arc flash hazard and so on.

So some literature for power electronic which is similar like Bob's book for low power analog circuitry.

 

[ScottyUK]

Evox-Rifa used to have some excellent technical information on capacitor failures. They've been absorbed by KEMET since my last dealings with them but KEMET appear to have some of the old BHC-Aerovox types alongside Evox-Rifa's types listed on their website. The tech library looks fairly well stocked - I haven't had anything more than a skim through although I might do when I get a break from kids and wife!


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[ScottyUK]

Semikron's tech library contains some worthwhile reading.


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[homoly]

Scotty,

thank you very much for the tips , I will check them out even if it seems to be a time consuming task