如今我已被定义为一个失效品,成了在现场亟需被整改的倒霉蛋。如果我不说,除了那群活跃在前方现场的工程师之外,没有人了解这段时间所发生在我身上的故事。
我躺在冷冰冰的STACK机柜里,眼睁睁看着怒气冲冲的操作人员将电源拔掉,放掉散热器的水,把我一个一个拆下来,粗鲁地被抬出塔筒,放置在一个简陋的车厢上,然后沿着崎岖不平的山路运送到一个简陋的小房子里。到了目的地,工程师们便开始用各种不同的器具像手术医生般将我拆解的面目全非。把我身体中的一个关键部件换下来后,再重新复原。
在此之前,我一直过得很快乐。在世界上最大的风力发电场里,我始终扮演着无可替代的角色。我的价值占据了公司产品中非常大的比重,这一点自然而然地使得我的失效更加难以让人接受。除了作为风力发电变流器的核心器件,我还活跃在光伏电站集中式逆变器中,地铁能量回馈系统中,大型变频电源中,大容量UPS系统中……
我不是要说我没出问题之前自己原来在这个世界上有多么地重要,就算有了问题,我也知道自己的价值所在。
简言之,我,在IGBT业界中被称为IPM的佼佼者的这位,因为一个小小的问题,被毫无尊严地等待着命运的摆布,并使我紧张的痛苦不堪。唯一能与这痛苦相提并论的,是在换板的那个刹那我所感受到的那种出人意料的轻松感。突然间,我发现自己原来是很乐观的。
我最后注意到的一件东西,是工程师将测试接口线从我身上的控制板中拔出,盖上了盖子。而眼前顿时一片漆黑,我平静地闭上眼睛,仿佛逐渐沉入睡眠,轻松地迎接蜕变而至的新生命。
现在,我什么都不需要做了,只希望快点开机通电,来证明我的价值。我什么都不能做了,只能慢慢回味着,这段时光中那群可爱的工程师们在东奔西忙地处理我时的那些可爱的画面是有多么地甜蜜温馨。
English Version:
I was labelled as a failed item and became an unfortunate one that urgently needed to be re-worked at a wind park. If I didn’t tell the story, no one other than those engineers working at wind parks would understand what had happened to me recently.
Lying on a cold stack rack, I was watching engineers furiously unplugging the power cord, discharging water out of the heatsink, breaking me down part by part, and rudely pulling me out of the tower. I was then helplessly placed in a clunker that drove me down the hill along a ruggy path to a small shabby house. Upon arrival, engineers dissembled me to fix my problems with various tools, like surgeons.
Before all these, I was happily playing an irreplaceable role in a wind farm. I was a stellar product of my company’s portfolio. These good old days made it difficult to accept my failure. I was not only a key component of a wind converter, but also an important part in various applications such as centralized inverters for solar inverters, energy feedback system for metro rail system, medium voltage inverters, and so on. Even I was ill, I still knew my values.
In short, I was the leading IPM in the IGBT industry. However, because of a minor malaise, my dignity was all depleted. I could do nothing but just waited for my fate to change. This was extremely painful ... hold on … wait a minute, I felt surprisingly relaxed when the driver on me was replaced! Suddenly, I found myself very optimistic.
One last thing I noticed was when an engineer pulled a test cable out of the control board and closed the cover. All became dark. I simply closed my eyes peacefully awaiting a transformation and a new life to come. I didn’t have anything to do now. I just looked forward to being powered on soon so that I could prove my value again.
While I was waiting, I recalled the moments that lovely engineers running here and there in order to tackle the problem that happened to me. Those were actually some sweet moments although the course of the process was unpleasant.