Comparison of SiC and Si power semiconductor devices to be used in 2.5 kw dc/dc converter

Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1035-1040

  Aghdam, M G Hosseini ^a   Thiringer, T ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dc dc converter; Hybrid electric vehicle; Si and SiC power semicondcutors

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICAL EVALUATION; HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE; JUNCTION TEMPERATURES; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SI-BASED; TOTAL COSTS;

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER CRIME; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; FUZZY CONTROL; POWER ELECTRONICS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; SILICON CARBIDE;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77950869499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PEDS.2009.5385745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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