High power SiC modules for HEVs and PHEVs

2010 International Power Electronics Conference - ECCE Asia -, IPEC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1842-1848

  Chinthavali, M ^a   Tolbert, L M ^a   Zhang, H ^b   Han, J H ^c   Barlow, F ^d   Ozpineci, B ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Global Power Electronics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; HEV; Hybrid electric vehicle; Inverter; JFET; PHEV; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

HEV; HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE; INVERTER; JFET; PHEV;

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; POWER ELECTRONICS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SILICON CARBIDE;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77956547372     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPEC.2010.5542158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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