JP2007028741A - Power converter and its management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To indicate estimation results by estimating the deterioration state of the power semiconductor switching element of a semiconductor power converter, without having to use a heat sensor. <P>SOLUTION: This power converter has a temperature fluctuation band estimator which estimates the amount of temperature fluctuations of a power semiconductor switching element from the input current or the output current of itself, a number-of-times-of-thermal-fatigue-cycle converter which converts the output value of the temperature fluctuation band estimator into the number of times of thermal fatigue cycles of a reference temperature difference, and a notification system which computes the extent of deterioration of the power semiconductor switching element from the number of times of the thermal cycles and notifies it to the maintenance manager or the owner of the power converter. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a power converter including a power semiconductor switching element, and more particularly to a power converter having a life prediction function of a power semiconductor switching element.

  A semiconductor power converter represented by an inverter includes a power semiconductor switching element such as an IGBT or a diode. Since switching loss and energization loss occur in the power semiconductor switching element during operation of the power converter, the temperature of the power semiconductor switching element rises, and when the power converter stops, the temperature of the power semiconductor switching element falls. When there is a temperature change, there is a difference in the thermal expansion coefficient of the connecting material, so that thermal stress is applied to the solder joint portion of the power semiconductor switching element.

  The deterioration of the power semiconductor switching element is mainly caused by repeated thermal stress applied to the solder joint. FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the IGBT. The silicon chip 1000 is connected to the main electrode 1002 via a bonding wire 1001. The bonding wire 1001 and the silicon chip 1000 are joined with solder. The main electrode 1002 is bonded to an insulating substrate 1003, and the insulating substrate 1003 is connected to a heat-radiating copper base plate 1004 by solder.

  There are two solder joints that receive thermal stress, a part that connects the silicon chip 1000 and the bonding wire 1001 and a part that connects the insulating substrate 1003 and the copper base plate 1004. The thermal stress between the silicon chip 1000 and the bonding wire 1001 is generated due to the junction temperature, and the thermal stress at the connection between the insulating substrate and the copper plate is generated due to the variation in the case temperature.

  These power semiconductor switching elements are judged to be abnormal by measuring their resistance values during regular inspections, and when they are judged abnormal, appropriate measures such as replacement of parts have been taken.

  In addition, Patent Document 1 discloses a method for estimating the lifetime of an element based on the number of times the inverter element is switched. Patent Document 1 estimates the junction temperature of the power semiconductor switching element from the cooling fin temperature and the output current of the power converter, and determines the lifetime from the estimated temperature and the power cycle. Patent Document 2 discloses a method for estimating deterioration, and Patent Document 3 discloses a method for performing deterioration diagnosis by converting the number of thermal fatigue cycles from the case temperature of a power semiconductor switching element.

JP-A-8-275586 (Description of FIG. 5, paragraph (0029), paragraph (0030))

Japanese Patent No. 2767965 (described in FIG. 2 and page 3, left column, line 43 to page 3, right column, line 25) JP 2002-101668 A (Description from FIG. 1 and paragraphs (0022) to (0036))

  However, no abnormality can be found in the thermal deterioration of the solder portion of the copper base plate 1004 and the insulating substrate 1003 even if the resistance value is measured.

  On the other hand, in the method of performing deterioration diagnosis from the temperature of the power semiconductor switching element using the thermal sensor, the thermal stress applied to the solder joint can be estimated, and the degree of deterioration of the solder joint can be predicted from the thermal stress and the number of times. Although the deterioration of the switching element can be determined with higher accuracy, a thermal sensor is required for each power semiconductor switching element, which complicates the apparatus.

  The objective of this invention is estimating the lifetime of a power semiconductor switching element, without using the heat sensor for every power semiconductor switching element.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the power converter of the present invention, a temperature fluctuation width estimator that estimates the temperature fluctuation amount of the power semiconductor switching element from the input current or output current of the power converter, and the temperature fluctuation width estimator Thermal cycle number calculator that converts thermal fatigue applied to power semiconductor switching elements to the number of thermal fatigue cycles at the reference temperature difference based on the estimated temperature change range, and shows the life of the power semiconductor switching elements numerically from the number of thermal cycles And a warning indicator that outputs a warning to the owner or maintenance manager of the power converter when the integrated value of the number of thermal fatigue cycles exceeds a predetermined number.

  The power converter of the present invention can estimate the lifetime of the power semiconductor switching element without installing a thermal sensor, and can notify the owner or maintenance manager of the power converter in advance of the lifetime of the power semiconductor switching element.

  Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  This embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows a power converter 1, an AC power source 2, and a motor 6 of this embodiment. First, the main circuit of the power converter 1 will be described. The main circuit of the power converter 1 includes an inverter 5 having a diode rectifier 3 that rectifies AC power, a smoothing capacitor 4, an IGBT that is a power semiconductor switching element, and a free-wheeling diode that is connected in antiparallel to the IGBT. Is done.

  The inverter 5 is controlled by the waveform controller 500. Specifically, the waveform controller 500 receives as input the DC current detection value detected by the current detector 10, the DC voltage detection value detected by the voltage detector 11, and the axis detection position detected by the position sensor 12. The gate signal of the inverter 5 is calculated so that the rotational speed follows the command value. The gate signal calculated by the waveform controller 500 is amplified by the gate driver 600 and input to the IGBT as a gate voltage.

  Hereinafter, the service life support system 50 for the life estimator 100, the display device 21, and the power converter 1, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. The power converter according to the present embodiment includes a lifetime estimator 100 that estimates the lifetime of the IGBT of the inverter 5. The lifetime estimator 100 includes a temperature fluctuation width estimator 101. The temperature fluctuation estimator 101 estimates the maximum IGBT case temperature increase during operation of the power converter 1 and the IGBT case temperature decrease during stoppage, and estimates the IGBT case temperature by one operation. Specifically, the output value of the current detector 10 is input to the filter 200 to remove ripple caused by switching, and the maximum value detector 201 detects the maximum value of the current detector 10 output value during one operation. The detected current maximum value Imax, which is the output, is input to the heat table 202. When the output current is known, the loss generated in the IGBT, the IGBT junction temperature, and the case temperature can be calculated offline.

  The thermal table 202 includes a correspondence table between the current detection value maximum value Imax and the IGBT case temperature shown in FIG. Here, Ir is the current value at the rated output, and T1 to T5 are the maximum values of the temperature range in which the IGBT case temperature is expected to rise when the current values in the respective regions flow, and are measured in advance. Temperature. The thermal table 202 outputs the temperature increase width T_max in the IGBT case temperature correspondence table to the cooling calculator 205 and the subtracter 206.

  On the other hand, when the command to the power converter 1 becomes a stop command, the output value of the inverter 203 that receives the operation command becomes the start signal of the timer 204, and the timer 204 measures the stop time tstop. The cooling computing unit 205 calculates the temperature drop from the output value T_max of the heat table 202 and the output value of the timer 204.

  Since the case temperature is cooled by a time constant τ determined by the heat capacity and the heat resistance of the cooling fin as shown in FIG. 2, the calculation represented by the equation (1) is performed inside the cooling calculator 205.

T_min = T_max × exp (−tstop / τ) (Equation 1)
T_max and T_min calculated by the heat table 202 and the cooling calculator 205 are input to the subtractor 206, and a temperature change width ΔT is calculated.

  By the above method, the temperature fluctuation estimator 101 estimates the maximum IGBT case temperature rise during operation of the power converter 1 and the IGBT case temperature drop during stoppage, and estimates the IGBT case temperature fluctuation width by one operation. To do.

  The output value ΔT of the temperature fluctuation estimator 101 is input to the thermal fatigue cycle number calculator 103. The thermal fatigue cycle number calculator 103 converts the temperature fluctuation width ΔT generated in the previous operation into the thermal fatigue cycle number of the reference temperature fluctuation width every time an operation command is received.

  Specifically, the number of thermal fatigue cycles N corresponding to the temperature fluctuation range ΔT is output using the table shown in FIG. Here, Tref is a reference temperature change width. The history calculator 104 accumulates the number of thermal fatigue cycles and outputs it to the comparator 105, normalization calculator 106, and estimated life expectancy calculator 107. The comparator 105 compares the thermal fatigue cycle number integrated value, which is the output of the history calculator 104, with a predetermined number of times, and outputs the comparison result to the warning lamp 20 and the network connector 22.

  Here, the predetermined number of times is a value smaller than the number of power cycle lifespan of the IGBT. For example, in this embodiment, the value is obtained by multiplying the number of power cycle lives by 0.9.

  The warning lamp 20 is turned on when the integrated value is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. Since the maintenance manager and the owner of the power converter 1 can know that the IGBT is near the end of life by turning on the warning lamp 20, the failure of the power converter is prevented by replacing the IGBT before the IGBT is damaged. be able to.

  Next, deterioration display will be described. The normalization computing unit 106 in FIG. 1 normalizes the integrated value of the thermal fatigue cycle number by the predetermined number of times, and outputs the standardized deterioration degree to the display unit 21 and the network connector 22. The estimated life expectancy calculator 107 accumulates the thermal fatigue cycle number integrated value for each day and linearly approximates it, calculates an estimated life expectancy period that is a period until the thermal fatigue cycle number integrated value exceeds the predetermined number, and outputs Is output to the display 21 and the network connector 22. The display 21 is installed on the surface of the power converter 1 and numerically displays the output values of the normalization calculator 106 and the estimated life expectancy calculator 107.

  By displaying the normalized thermal fatigue cycle count integrated value and the estimated life expectancy period on the display device 21 as, for example, 60% degradation and 10 years estimated life, the owner or maintenance manager of the power converter 1 can Since the degree of deterioration of the power semiconductor switching element can be numerically recognized and the estimated life span can be known, it is easy to create a maintenance plan for the power converter 1.

  Next, the power converter maintenance service support system of the present embodiment will be described. The maintenance service support system 50 includes a network connector 22, the Internet 23, and a maintenance manager information terminal 24.

  The network connector 22 performs maintenance management of the power converter 1 via the Internet 23 if the integrated value of the thermal fatigue cycle number exceeds the predetermined number of outputs from the comparator 105, the normalization calculator 106, and the estimated life expectancy calculator 107. An e-mail indicating the product number, the degree of deterioration, and the estimated life expectancy for identifying the power converter 1 is sent to the person information terminal 24. Here, the communication line connecting the network connector 22 and the Internet 23 may be a wired line or a wireless line.

  As described above, the power converter according to the present embodiment can advance the life of the power semiconductor switching element in advance by sending a warning light to the owner or maintenance manager of the power converter and sending an e-mail notifying the life of the power semiconductor switching element. Since the notification can be made, the maintenance manager of the power converter 1 can know the life of the power semiconductor switching element even in a remote place. By this notification, the maintenance manager of the power converter 1 can prevent a failure of the power converter 1 by exchanging the IGBT before the IGBT is damaged.

  In this embodiment, the motor drive inverter has been described as an example. However, the voltage of the DC power supply 30 as shown in FIG. 8 is adjusted by the boost reactor 31 and the chopper 32, and the switching ripple is generated by the filter capacitor 33 and the filter reactor 34. The same applies to a bidirectional chopper that reduces power to supply power to the load 35 or regenerates power.

  According to the present embodiment, the life of the power semiconductor switching element can be estimated without using the thermal sensor, and the life of the power semiconductor switching element can be notified in advance to the owner or maintenance manager of the power converter. Moreover, the maintenance plan of a power converter becomes easy by displaying the deterioration degree and the estimated lifetime. Furthermore, since the life of the power semiconductor switching element is notified in advance to the maintenance manager by e-mail, the maintenance manager of the power converter can know the life of the power semiconductor switching element even in a remote place.

  In the present embodiment, the lifetime estimation of the IGBT has been described, but the same applies to a power MOSFET.

  This embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the temperature fluctuation width estimator 101 receives the loss calculator 300 for calculating the loss generated in the power semiconductor switching element from the output power, and outputs the temperature of the power semiconductor switching element. The difference is that it has a thermal model calculator 301 that calculates the thermal model. As a result, even if the output power fluctuation during operation fluctuates earlier than the thermal time constant, the temperature fluctuation can be accurately estimated.

  Only differences from the first embodiment will be described below. In FIG. 4, the same functional parts as those in FIG. The current detection value detected by the current detector 10 is filtered to remove ripples caused by switching. The output value of the filter 200 is input to the loss calculator 300. The loss calculator 300 has a relational expression of loss generated in the IGBT from the output of the filter 200, and outputs the calculation result Ploss to the thermal model calculator 301. The relational expression of the loss approximates the relation between the output value of the filter 200 measured in advance and the loss of the IGBT.

  The thermal model calculator 301 calculates the temperature fluctuation range of the IGBT using the equivalent circuit shown in FIG. Here, the current source 700 in FIG. 5 is a loss generated in the IGBT, the resistance 701 is a junction-case thermal resistance, the resistance 702 is a case-fin thermal resistance, the resistance 703 is a fin thermal resistance, and the capacitor 704 is a fin thermal capacity. . In FIG. 5, when the current value of the current source 700 is loss Ploss [W], the potential difference Tj [K] is the junction temperature fluctuation range, and the potential difference Tc [K] is the case temperature fluctuation range. The case temperature Tc calculated by the thermal model calculator 301 is input to the maximum value calculator 302 and the minimum value calculator 303.

  The maximum value calculator 302 is cleared each time an operation command is input, and outputs the maximum value T_max of the case temperature fluctuation range Tc during one operation. The minimum value calculator 303 is cleared each time the operation command becomes negative and becomes a stop command, and outputs the minimum value T_min of the case temperature fluctuation range Tc during one stop. The subtractor 304 calculates ΔT, which is the difference between T_max and T_min, and outputs it to the thermal fatigue cycle number calculator 103.

  In this embodiment, the deterioration degree of the solder joint between the insulating substrate and the copper plate is estimated using the IGBT case temperature, but the junction temperature fluctuation width Tj calculated by the thermal model is used to estimate the solder joint between the chip and the internal wiring. The degree of deterioration may be estimated at the same time.

  FIG. 6 shows an estimated value of T_max in this example. The upper graph shows the input current I of the power converter 1, and the lower graph shows the maximum temperature T_max at that time. In FIG. 6, T_max indicated by a solid line is T_max estimated in the present embodiment. In this embodiment, since the thermal time constant at the time of temperature rise is also used, the estimation error is small even when the output power fluctuates in a shorter time than the thermal time constant of the cooling fin. If the thermal time constant is ignored, the maximum temperature T_max is as shown by the broken line in FIG.

  As described above, in this embodiment, since the temperature estimation is performed in real time by the temperature calculation block, the estimation error can be reduced, so that more accurate life estimation can be realized.

  According to the present embodiment, the life of the power semiconductor switching element can be estimated without using the thermal sensor, and the life of the power semiconductor switching element can be notified in advance to the owner or maintenance manager of the power converter. Moreover, the maintenance plan of a power converter becomes easy by displaying the deterioration degree and the estimated lifetime.

  Furthermore, since the life of the power semiconductor switching element is notified in advance to the maintenance manager by e-mail, the maintenance manager of the power converter can know the life of the power semiconductor switching element even in a remote place. In addition, since the thermal model of the power semiconductor switching element is calculated in this embodiment, the life estimation of the power semiconductor switching element can be realized more accurately.

  This embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the present embodiment and the second embodiment is that the clear condition of the maximum value calculator 302 and the minimum value calculator 303 of the temperature fluctuation estimator 101 is not the operation / stop command, but the magnitude comparison result between the input current value and the predetermined value. Only the point of use is different.

  Only differences from the second embodiment will be described below. In FIG. 10, the same functional parts as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. The output value of the current detector 10 is input to the filter 400. The filter 400 removes current ripple due to switching. The output value of the filter 400 and the operation determination value, which is a fixed value, are input to the comparator 401, and the magnitude comparison result is a clear condition for the maximum value calculator 302 and the minimum value calculator 303.

  Specifically, when the output value of the filter 400 becomes larger than the operation determination value, the maximum value calculator 302 is cleared, and when the output value of the filter 400 becomes smaller than the operation determination value, the minimum value calculator 303 Cleared.

  As described above, when the input current of the inverter 5 exceeds a predetermined value, it is regarded as the power converter operation, and the calculation of the IGBT temperature maximum value is started. When the input current falls below the predetermined value, the power converter is regarded as being stopped. Start calculating the minimum value.

  Here, since the operation determination value of the present embodiment is a constant for estimating a state where there is a load, it is preferably about 10% to 50% during rated operation. The comparator 401 outputs a magnitude comparison value between the output value of the filter 400 and the operation determination value, but may have a hysteresis characteristic to prevent the output value from fluttering. The output value of the comparator 401 is also input to the thermal fatigue cycle number calculator 103. The thermal fatigue cycle number calculator 103 calculates the number of thermal fatigue cycles from the output of the temperature fluctuation estimator 101 every time the output of the comparator 401 changes.

  As described above, the power converter according to the present embodiment can appropriately detect the number of IGBT temperature fluctuations even with respect to a load fluctuation with an irregular current output as shown in FIG. Can do.

  According to the present embodiment, the life of the power semiconductor switching element can be estimated without using the thermal sensor, and the life of the power semiconductor switching element can be notified in advance to the owner or maintenance manager of the power converter. Moreover, the maintenance plan of the power converter can be easily made by displaying the degree of deterioration and the estimated life span.

  Furthermore, since the life of the power semiconductor switching element is notified in advance to the maintenance manager by e-mail, the maintenance manager of the power converter can know the life of the power semiconductor switching element even in a remote place. In addition, in this embodiment, the thermal model of the power semiconductor switching element is calculated, and the start timing of the maximum temperature calculation and the minimum temperature calculation can be determined using the output current, so that the power semiconductor of the power converter in which the load fluctuation is repeated The life of the switching element can be estimated more accurately.

  This embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the present embodiment and the third embodiment is that the maintenance service support system 50 has a recommended replacement time calculator 25 for the power semiconductor switching element. This makes it possible to notify the maintenance and owner of the power converter of the recommended replacement time of the power semiconductor switching element, thereby facilitating maintenance of the power converter.

  Only differences from the previous embodiment will be described below. Also, in FIG. 12, the same functional parts as those in FIG. 10 are given the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. The network connector 22 of the power converter 1 transmits the output values of the standardization computing unit 106 and the estimated life expectancy computing unit 107 to the maintenance manager information terminal 24 via the Internet 23 by e-mail.

  Information of the estimated life expectancy calculator 107 received by the maintenance manager information terminal 24 is output to the recommended replacement time calculator 25. The recommended replacement time calculator 25 calculates a time that is a predetermined time before the time when the thermal fatigue cycle count integrated value exceeds the warning output determination constant, and outputs the calculated time to the maintenance manager information terminal 24. Here, the predetermined period is, for example, about one month.

  The maintenance manager information terminal 24 maintains an e-mail in which the output value of the recommended replacement time calculator 25, the output value of the normalization calculator 106, the output value of the estimated life expectancy calculator 107, and the product number of the power converter 1 are described. It transmits to the manager information terminal 24 and the owner information terminal 26 of the power converter 1.

  As described above, the maintenance system of the present embodiment not only notifies the life of the power semiconductor switching element, but also automatically notifies the maintenance manager or owner of the power converter of the appropriate replacement time of the power semiconductor switching element. The maintenance plan of the converter can be made easier.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a power converter according to the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the thermal time constant of case temperature. Explanatory drawing of the table which converts the thermal fatigue cycle frequency | count corresponding to a temperature fluctuation range in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the power converter of Example 2. FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an equivalent circuit used by the thermal model calculator of the second embodiment. Explanatory drawing of T_max estimated in Example 2. FIG. Schematic explanatory drawing of IGBT. Explanatory drawing of another power converter of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the thermal table of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the power converter of Example 3. FIG. Explanatory drawing of a load fluctuation. Explanatory drawing of the power converter of Example 4. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Power converter, 2 ... AC power supply, 3 ... Diode rectifier, 4 ... Smoothing capacitor, 5 ... Inverter, 6 ... Motor, 10 ... Current detector, 11 ... Voltage detector, 12 ... Position sensor, 20 ... Warning light , 21 ... Display, 22 ... Network connector, 23 ... Internet, 24 ... Maintenance manager information terminal, 25 ... Recommended replacement time calculator, 26 ... Owner information terminal, 30 ... DC power supply, 31 ... Boosting reactor, 32 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Chopper, 33 ... Filter capacitor, 34 ... Filter reactor, 35 ... Load, 50 ... Maintenance service support system, 100 ... Life estimator, 101 ... Temperature fluctuation estimator, 103 ... Thermal fatigue cycle number calculator, 104 ... History Operation unit 105, 401 ... Comparator 106 ... Standardization operation unit 107 ... Estimated life expectancy operation unit 200,400 ... Filter 201 ... Maximum value detection 202 ... thermal table, 203 ... inverter, 204 ... timer, 205 ... cooling calculator, 206, 304 ... subtractor, 300 ... loss calculator, 301 ... thermal model calculator, 302 ... maximum value calculator, 303 ... Minimum value calculator, 500 ... Waveform controller, 600 ... Gate driver, 700 ... Current source, 701 to 703 ... Resistance, 704 ... Capacitor, 1000 ... Silicon chip, 1001 ... Bonding wire, 1002 ... Main electrode, 1003 ... Insulation Substrate, 1004 ... Copper base plate.

Claims (16)

A power converter having at least one power semiconductor switching element, wherein the temperature of the power semiconductor switching element increases during operation and decreases during stoppage.
Means for estimating the temperature change width of the power semiconductor switching element generated by the operation and stop of the power converter using the input current or the output current of the power converter;
Counting means for counting the number of times the temperature fluctuation range exceeds a predetermined temperature fluctuation range;
And a means for displaying the count value or a value obtained by standardizing the count value as a degree of deterioration.   2. The power converter according to claim 1, wherein the counting unit includes a correcting unit that corrects thermal fatigue of the power semiconductor switching element due to operation of the power converter based on the temperature change width, and outputs an output value of the correcting unit. A power converter characterized in that the output value of the counting means is used. A power converter having at least one power semiconductor switching element, wherein the temperature of the power semiconductor switching element increases during operation and decreases during stoppage.
Comparison means for comparing the input current or output current of the power converter with a predetermined value;
Temperature rise estimation means for estimating a temperature rise when the input current or output current is greater than the predetermined value;
A temperature decrease width estimating means for estimating a temperature decrease when the input current or the output current is smaller than the predetermined value;
Means for estimating the temperature change width from the output value of the temperature rise estimation width means and the output value of the temperature decrease estimation width means;
Means for calculating thermal fatigue of the power semiconductor switching element from the temperature change width; means for integrating the calculated thermal fatigue;
And a display means for displaying the integrated value or a value obtained by standardizing the integrated value as a degree of deterioration.   4. The power converter according to claim 3, wherein the display means numerically displays a degree of deterioration of the power semiconductor switching element.   4. The power converter according to claim 3, wherein the display means uses a change with time of the deterioration degree of the power semiconductor switching element to calculate an estimated life expectancy until the deterioration degree exceeds a predetermined value. And a power converter for displaying the calculated estimated life expectancy.   6. The power converter according to claim 5, further comprising a transmitting means for transmitting the deterioration degree or estimated life expectancy of the power semiconductor switching element to a maintenance manager or owner of the power converter via a communication line. And power converter.   4. The power converter according to claim 3, wherein an IGBT is provided as the power semiconductor switching element.   The power converter according to claim 7, further comprising a diode as the power semiconductor switching element.   4. The power converter according to claim 3, wherein the temperature change width estimating unit estimates a temperature change width of a case temperature of the power semiconductor switching element. 5.   4. The power converter according to claim 3, wherein the means for estimating the temperature change width estimates a temperature change width of a junction temperature of the power semiconductor switching element.   4. The power converter according to claim 3, wherein said means for estimating the temperature change width outputs a temperature rise width of a power semiconductor switching element corresponding to an input current or an output current of the power converter, and a power conversion. A power converter comprising: a stop time measuring means for measuring a stop time of the device; and a cooling conversion means for estimating a temperature drop width of the power semiconductor switching element from the temperature table and the output of the stop time measuring means.   4. The power converter according to claim 3, wherein when the input current or the output current is larger than a predetermined value, the means for estimating the temperature change width is a temperature increase width of the power semiconductor switching element corresponding to the input current or the output current. Based on the output temperature table, the time measurement means for measuring the time during which the input current or the output current is smaller than the predetermined value, and the output of the temperature table and the time measurement means, the temperature drop width of the power semiconductor switching element is estimated. A power converter comprising cooling conversion means.   4. The power converter according to claim 3, wherein the means for estimating the temperature change width includes a loss conversion means for converting a loss of the power semiconductor switching element from an input current or an output current of the power converter, and an input of the calculated loss. And a thermal model for estimating the temperature of the power semiconductor switching element.   14. The power converter according to claim 13, wherein the means for estimating the temperature change width outputs a difference between an estimated temperature maximum value during operation and an estimated temperature minimum value during stoppage. .   14. The power converter according to claim 13, wherein the means for estimating the temperature change width is a maximum value of the estimated temperature when the input current or the output current exceeds a predetermined value, and the input current or the output current is less than various values. A power converter that outputs a difference from the estimated minimum temperature value. A power converter management system having a power semiconductor switching element,
The power converter management system comprises life estimation means provided in the power converter, and maintenance notification means,
The life estimation means is a comparison means for comparing the input current or output current of the power converter with a predetermined value;
Temperature rise estimation means for estimating a temperature rise when the input current or output current is greater than the predetermined value;
A temperature decrease width estimating means for estimating a temperature decrease when the input current or the output current is smaller than the predetermined value;
Means for estimating the temperature change width from the output value of the temperature rise estimation width means and the output value of the temperature decrease estimation width means;
Means for calculating thermal fatigue of the power semiconductor switching element from the temperature change width; means for integrating the calculated thermal fatigue;
Means for outputting the integrated value or a value obtained by standardizing the integrated value,
Maintenance information output by the life estimation means is transmitted to a maintenance manager or owner of the power converter via the maintenance notification means.

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