SiC vs. Si-Evaluation of potentials for performance improvement of power electronics converter systems by SiC power semiconductors

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 645-648, Issue , 2010, Pages 1101-1106

  Biela, J ^a   Schweizer, M ^a   Waffler, S ^a   Wrzecionko, B ^a   Kolar, J W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DC DC converter; Optimisation; PFC converter; SiC JFETs

Indexed keywords

DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ENERGY GAP; JUNCTION GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE;

ANALYTICAL OPTIMISATION; OPTIMISATIONS; PFC CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTERS; POWER SEMICONDUCTORS; SWITCHING DEVICES; SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE; WIDE BAND-GAP MATERIAL;

WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 77955446315     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.645-648.1101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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