High-efficiency 312-kVA three-phase inverter using parallel connection of silicon carbide MOSFET power modules

J Colmenares, D Peftitsis, J Rabkowski… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design process of a 312-kVA three-phase silicon carbide inverter
using ten parallel-connected metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor power …

Modeling and implementation of optimal asymmetric variable dead-time setting for SiC MOSFET-based three-phase two-level inverters

L Zhang, X Yuan, J Zhang, X Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Efficiency, power quality, and reliability of SiC MOSFET-based voltage-source converters
are significantly affected by the dead-time settings. The conventional fixed dead-time setting …

Reliability analysis of a high-efficiency SiC three-phase inverter

J Colmenares, DP Sadik, P Hilber… - IEEE Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon carbide as an emerging technology offers potential benefits compared with the
currently used silicon. One of these advantages is higher efficiency. If this is targeted …

Influence of High-Frequency Operation on the Efficiency of a PMSM Drive with SiC-MOSFET Inverter

P Poolphaka, E Jamshidpour, T Lubin, L Baghli… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the effects of high-frequency switching and a high fundamental
frequency on the parameters and efficiency of a high-speed permanent magnet …

Analytical simulation and experimental comparison of the losses in resonant DC/DC converter with Si and SiC switches

A Van den Bossche, R Stoyanov… - … and Motion Control …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High efficiency is among the most important targets in power electronic converters. A
possible approach to obtain this goal is the usage of better switches. This paper is focused …

Self-Adaption Dead-Time Setting for the SiC MOSFET Boost Circuit in the Synchronous Working Mode

L Zhang, L Ren, S Bai, S Sang, J Huang… - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To improve the DC-bus voltage and the switching frequency of the boost circuit and reduce
the volume of the passive filter element and the heatsink, the SiC MOSFET should be used …

Reliability analysis of a high-efficiency SiC three-phase inverter for motor drive applications

J Colmenares, DP Sadik, P Hilber… - 2016 IEEE Applied …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon Carbide as an emerging technology offers potential benefits compared to the
currently used Silicon. One of these advantages is higher efficiency. If this is targeted …

Extreme Implementations of Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors in Power Electronics

J Colmenares - 2016 - diva-portal.org
Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium-
nitride (GaN) allow higher voltage ratings, lower on-state voltage drops, higher switching …

Experimental evaluation of SiC BJTs and SiC MOSFETs in a series-loaded resonant converter

G Tolstoy, P Ranstad, J Colmenares… - 2015 17th European …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SiC devices such as MOSFETs and BJTs have proven themselves to be contenders to
improve the efficiency of resonant converters. The losses of the full-bridge inverter are well …

Impact of blanking time on switching losses in a SiC MOSFET-based converter using capacitive snubbers

DP Sadik, P Ranstad, HP Nee - 2019 21st European …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wide Bandgap power semiconductors such as SiC MOSFETs, have enabled compact and
highly efficient power converters operated at higher frequencies. In converters using SiC …