Recent developments within the field of medium voltage wide-bandgap semiconductor
devices are drawing attention from both researchers and industries due to the demanding …

The emergence of fast-switching wide-bandgap (GaN, SiC) power electronics devices has
enabled motor drive systems to achieve high efficiency, power density, control bandwidth …

This paper investigates the inverter nonlinearities in a drive system based on silicon carbide
metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC-mosfets) and compares its …

The use of wide band gap devices in power converters is becoming more and more popular
since they enable operations at higher switching frequencies, voltages and temperatures …

Partial discharge (PD) is a major cause of degradation of motor winding insulation. It is a
challenge to the successful electrification of all types of ground, sea, and aerial vehicles …

Medium-voltage (eg, 10 kV rated) silicon carbide (SiC) devices have great potentials in
medium-voltage variable speed drives. But their high switching dv/dt can increase the …

In silicon carbide (SiC) device based motor drives, the high-voltage slew-rate (dv/dt)
associated with the fast-switching transitions results in excessive motor overvoltage, due to …

In voltage source inverter-based motor drives, the fast switching speeds of the power
devices result in the reflected wave phenomenon. Besides the overvoltages at the motor …

This paper describes the development of a dedicated electromagnetic interference (EMI)
characterization platform for the evaluation of wide bandgap-based converters in …

A significant portion of faults experienced by electrical machines is caused by degraded
insulation. In order to reduce the effects of a failure, it is important to monitor the health of the …