Technical review of traction drive systems for light railways

N Polater, P Tricoli - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to environmental concerns, governments around the world are taking measures to
decarbonise railway transport by replacing diesel traction systems with cleaner alternatives …

Overview of silicon carbide technology: Device, converter, system, and application

FF Wang, Z Zhang - CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper overviews the silicon carbide (SiC) technology. The focus is on the benefits of
SiC based power electronics for converters and systems, as well as their ability in enabling …

Advances in power conversion and drives for shipboard systems

F Wang, Z Zhang, T Ericsen, R Raju… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents some of the key advances in power electronics pertaining to shipboard
electric power system applications. The focus is on the emerging wide bandgap …

Analysis of parasitic elements of SiC power modules with special emphasis on reliability issues

DP Sadik, K Kostov, J Colmenares… - IEEE Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Commercially available silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power modules often have a design
based on existing packages previously used for silicon insulated-gate bipolar transistors …

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 …

Characterization and realization of high switching-speed capability of SiC power devices in voltage source converter

Z Zhang - 2015 - trace.tennessee.edu
The emerging wide band-gap, silicon carbide (SiC) power devices greatly improve the
switching performance due to their inherent fast switching capability. However, the high …

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 …

High-efficiency three-phase inverter with SiC MOSFET power modules for motor-drive applications

J Colmenares, D Peftitsis, G Tolstoy… - 2014 IEEE Energy …, 2014 - 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 …

Switching performance of parallel-connected power modules with SiC MOSFETs

J Colmenares, D Peftitsis, HP Nee… - … (IPEC-Hiroshima 2014 …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Parallel connection of silicon carbide power modules is a possible solution in order to reach
higher current ratings. Nevertheless, it must be done appropriately to ensure a feasible …

Novel solutions for suppressing parasitic turn-on behaviour on lateral vertical JFETs

E Velander, A Löfgren, K Kretschmar… - 2014 16th European …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The SiC (LV-JFET) has several advantages as a switch component in frequency converters.
One challenge, when using the component at high switching speed is the coupled unwanted …