Accurate switching energy estimation of wide bandgap devices used in converters for aircraft applications

2013 15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Cougo, Bernardo ^a,b   Schneider, Henri ^a   Meynard, Thierry ^b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

High frequency power converter; Measurement; Silicon Carbide (SiC); Switching losses; Wide bandgap devices

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS; HIGH FREQUENCY POWER CONVERTER; ISOLATED DC/DC CONVERTERS; POWER SEMICONDUCTORS; SILICON CARBIDE MOSFETS; SILICON CARBIDES (SIC); SWITCHING LOSS; WIDE BAND GAP;

DC-DC CONVERTERS; ENERGY GAP; MEASUREMENTS; SILICON CARBIDE; SWITCHING;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84890147504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EPE.2013.6634338     Document Type: Conference Paper

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