Super-junction MOSFET and SiC diode application for the efficiency improvement in a boost PFC converter

IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2067-2072

  Chimento, F ^a   Musumeci, S ^a   Raciti, A ^a   Melito, M ^b   Sorrentino, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC GENERATOR MOTORS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS; NONMETALS; POWER GENERATION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE;

ANNUAL CONFERENCE; BOOST PFC; CASE STUDIES; CONTINUOUS MODE; DC-DC BOOST CONVERTERS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY SAVINGS; PARTICULAR FEATURES; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PFC CONVERTERS; POWER MOSFET DEVICES; POWER-FACTOR-CORRECTOR; SCHOTTKY DIODES; SILICON CARBIDE (SIC); SUPER JUNCTIONS; SWITCHING TRANSIENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES;

MOSFET DEVICES;

EID: 50249162432     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2006.347307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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