Power factor correction using an enhancement-mode SiC JFET

PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 4766-4769

  Kelley, R L ^a,b   Mazzola, M ^b   Morrison, S ^a   Draper, W ^a   Sankin, I ^a   Sheridan, D ^a   Casady, J ^a  

^a SemiSouth Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC GENERATOR MOTORS; ACTIVE FILTERS; DROPS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; FLUID MECHANICS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

APPLICATIONS.; CONVENTIONAL WISDOM; CURRENT POWER; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENHANCEMENT MODE; ENHANCEMENT MODES; MOSFETS; NORMALLY OFF; POWER FACTOR CORRECTIONS; SWITCHING LOSSES; SYSTEM EFFICIENCIES;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 52349088244     PISSN: 02759306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PESC.2008.4592724     Document Type: Conference Paper

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