Power cycling community 1995-2014 - an overview of test results over the last 20 years

Semiconductor lifetime is a key factor for economical and sustainable use of power electronics. To assess the lifetime of power electronic modules, active power cycling tests are a state-of-the-art procedure. This article shows the results of 110 publications from the last 20 years related to samples per test run, temperature swing, coolant temperature and cycling time.