First 99% PV inverter with SiC JFETs on the market - Future role of SiC

PCIM Europe Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 444-451

  Mallwitz, Regine ^a   Althof, Carsten ^a   Buchhold, Stefan ^a   Kiel, Edwin ^a  

^a SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; HIGH COSTS; MAGNETIC COMPONENTS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; PV INVERTER; SIC DIODES; SIC JFET; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY;

COMMERCE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; EXHIBITIONS; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 84874157792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21913358     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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