Outlook for SiC devices in traction converters

Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway and Ship Propulsion, ESARS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ladoux, P ^a   Mermet, M ^b   Casarin, J ^a   Fabre, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b ALSTOM   (France)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Power Electronics; Power semiconductor switches; Rail transportation power systems

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FRONT END CONVERTERS; BLOCKING VOLTAGE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; RAIL TRANSPORTATION POWER SYSTEM; RAILWAY TRACTION; SIC DEVICES; SWITCHING DEVICES; SWITCHING SPEED; TRACTION CONVERTERS; VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTER;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; POWER ELECTRONICS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; SHIP PROPULSION;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 84873458486     PISSN: 21659400     EISSN: 21659427     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ESARS.2012.6387463     Document Type: Conference Paper

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