Gallium Nitride Power Devices in Power Electronics Applications: State of Art and Perspectives

S Musumeci, V Barba - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-electron-mobility transistors based on gallium nitride technology are the most recently
developed power electronics devices involved in power electronics applications. This article …

Low-voltage gan fets in motor control application; issues and advantages: A review

S Musumeci, F Mandrile, V Barba, M Palma - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The efficiency and power density improvement of power switching converters play a crucial
role in energy conversion. In the field of motor control, this requires an increase in the …

Modelling and Experimental Validation of GaN Based Power Converter for LED Driver

V Barba, L Solimene, M Palma… - … on Environment and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
LED driver application asks for a high power level operating at a high switching frequency.
This feature is achievable by adopting gallium nitride transistors (eGaN FETs) in the DC-DC …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of Dead Time Losses in Inverter Switching Leg Operation: GaN FET vs. MOSFET Comparison

V Barba, S Musumeci, F Stella, F Mandrile, M Palma - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the commutation transients of MOSFET and GaN FET devices in
motor drive applications during hard-switching and soft-switching commutations at dead …

Influence of Reverse Conduction on Dead Time Selection in GaN-Based Inverters for AC Motor Drives

S Musumeci, V Barba, F Stella, F Mandrile… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although Gallium Nitride (GaN) Field Effect Transistor (FET) devices have found extensive
application in DC-DC converters, their utilization in inverter motor drives remains an …

Dead Time Reverse Conduction Investigation in GaN-Based Inverter for Motor Drives

S Musumeci, V Barba, F Mandrile… - IECON 2022–48th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper deals with the reverse conduction during the dead time of low-voltage GaN FETs
in inverters for motor control applications. The current variation caused by the sinusoidal …

Dead time reduction strategy for gan-based low-voltage inverter in motor drive system

V Barba, S Musumeci, M Palma… - 2023 IEEE Applied …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In motor drive applications, Gallium nitride (GaN) transistors are becoming widely adopted
as inverter switching devices because of their advanced dynamic characteristics. In GaN …

Enhanced Low-Voltage GaN FETs for e-Mobility Motor Control Improvements

V Barba, S Musumeci, M Palma - 2023 AEIT International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Light e-Mobility plays an important role in the field of transportation. Recent studies show the
advantages of adopting gallium nitride transistors (GaN FET) in low-voltage motor drive …

A Novel Adaptive Dead-Time Control Method for GaN-Based Motor Drives

H Qin, X Zheng, W Wang, Q Xun - IEEE Transactions on Energy …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Compared to Si devices, Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices are more suitable for achieving high
switching frequency in motor drive applications, thereby improving power density. However …

GN Devices for Motor Drive Applications

M Palma, S Musumeci, F Mandrile… - 2021 IEEE 8th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC and battery-powered motor applications are shifting from conventional silicon MOSFET-
based, low PWM frequency inverters to GaN-based, high-frequency PWM inverters. The …