High-power electronic applications enabled by medium voltage silicon-carbide technology: An overview

MR Nielsen, S Deng, AB Mirza… - … on Power Electronics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the electrification of society and the green transition, the need for efficient high-power
electronic converters to support the electricity demand is at an all-time high. A key enabler is …

A Gen-3 10-kV SiC MOSFET-based medium-voltage three-phase dual active bridge converter enabling a mobile utility support equipment solid state transformer

A Anurag, S Acharya, S Bhattacharya… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emergence of medium-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor devices, in
ranges of 10–15 kV, has led to the development of simple two-level converter systems for …

10 kV SiC MOSFET based medium voltage power conditioning system for asynchronous microgrids

R Chen, F Wang, LM Tolbert, X Huang, D Li… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distributed energy resources (DERs) and microgrids have seen tremendous growth and
research activities in recent years. Flexible DERs and asynchronous microgrids (ASMG) can …

New 40kV/300kVA Quasi-2-Level Operated 5-Level Flying Capacitor SiC “Super-Switch” IPM

P Czyz, P Papamanolis, T Guillod… - … on Power Electronics …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Emerging applications, eg, traction systems and utility scale renewable energy systems,
demand for Medium Voltage (MV) power electronic switches with blocking capabilities …

TCAD Analysis of Single-Event Burnout Hardness for an Improved CoolSiC Trench MOSFET

DX Chen, Y Wang, YX Song… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 1200-V rated CoolSiC Trench MOSFET structure has excellent overall electrical
characteristics due to its unique asymmetric structure. However, it is sensitive to space …

Mitigating voltage imbalance across series-connected 10 kV SiC JBS diodes in a medium-voltage high-power 3L-NPC converter

S Parashar, N Kolli, RK Kokkonda… - … on Power Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a design methodology for RC snubbers to address dynamic voltage
imbalance in series-connected 10 kV SiC junction barrier Schottky (JBS) diodes, utilized in a …

[HTML][HTML] Multilevel Middle Point Clamped (MMPC) Converter for DC Wind Power Applications

A Karni, O Beik, M Gholamian, M Homaeinezhad… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This manuscript introduces a novel multilevel middle point clamped (MMPC) DC-DC
converter and its associated switching scheme aimed at maintaining the desired medium …

Switching loss analysis of three-phase three-level neutral point clamped converter pole enabled by series-connected 10 kv sic mosfets

N Kolli, S Parashar, RK Kokkonda… - 2023 IEEE Applied …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recent advancement in the technology of SiC MOSFETs has spurred interest in
designing compact and high switching frequency (10–20 kHz) power converters. However …

Behavioral modeling and analysis of ground current in medium-voltage inductors

H Zhao, D Dalal, JK Jørgensen… - … on Power Electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter proposes a behavioral model for analyzing the ground current in medium-voltage
(MV) inductors. The impedance between the terminals and the ground connection of …

Design considerations of three phase active front end converter for 13.8 kv asynchronous microgrid power conditioning system enabled by series connection of gen-3 …

N Kolli, S Parashar, RK Kokkonda… - 2021 IEEE Energy …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recent growth in power generation using renewable energy sources has led to
extensive research and development of robust and resilient power converters, which can …