sic devices for renewable and high performance power conversion applications碳化硅可再生和高性能电力转换设备的应用程序.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Advances in Power Electronics Volume 2012, Article ID 765619, 5 pages doi:10.1155/2012/765619 Research Article SiC Devices for Renewable and High Performance Power Conversion Applications Ibrahim Abuishmais and Tore M. Undeland Department of Electric Power Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway Correspondence should be addressed to Ibrahim Abuishmais, ibrahim.abuishmais@elkraft.ntnu.no Received 27 December 2011; Accepted 6 February 2012 Academic Editor: Henry S. H. Chung Copyright © 2012 I. Abuishmais and T. M. Undeland. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The unique properties of SiC devices enable substantial improvement of existing power conversion systems. SiC devices offer lower conduction and switching losses which increases converter efficiency. With high switching speed ability, employing SiC is expected to reduce weight and cost of conversion systems. This paper investigates the potential impact of SiC devices on renewable energy applications. 1. Introduction 2. SiC Technology and State-of-the-Art Renewable energy system designers have been striving to 2.1. Introduction. Due to the high critical electrical field for achieve higher efficiency and lower cost systems. These gains breakdown, SiC devices feature higher breakdown voltage. will translate directly into higher adoption of renewable This high critical electric filed (ten times higher than silicon) energy sources. SiC devices offer, compared to silicon, a