Title :
Wide-band Gap (WBG) WBG devices enabled MV power converters for utility applications — Opportunities and challenges
Author :
Bhattacharya, Surya
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
Presents a collection slides covering the following topic:gate resistance SiC MOSFET switching effect; SiC MOSFET 3-phase voltage source converter;dual active bridge isolated DC-DC converter;DAB isolated DC-DC converter;coaxial winding transformer;SiC JFET module switching;SiC IGBT co-pack module;silicon carbide half-bridge module;SiC MOSFET 3-phase 2-level Inverter;transformerless intelligent power substation; HF transformer; 3-level 3-phase SiC IGBT inverter; three level NPC;neutral point clamped;3-phase AFE rectifier hardware;TIPS converter; gate driver isolation transformer;SiC MOSFET based drive;Marcy substation;convertible static compensator; CSC;smart grid;solid state fault current limiter;FACTS; flexible AC transmission system;VSC transmission application;line commutated converter;LCC;HVDC circuit breaker;
Keywords :
JFET circuits; MOSFET circuits; bridge circuits; circuit breakers; driver circuits; fault current limiters; flexible AC transmission systems; high-frequency transformers; insulated gate bipolar transistors; invertors; power convertors; rectifiers; smart power grids; substations; transformer windings; wide band gap semiconductors; 3-level 3-phase SiC IGBT inverter; 3-phase AFE rectifier hardware; CSC; DAB isolated DC-DC converter; Dual Active Bridge Isolated DC-DC Converter; FACTS; HF transformer; HVDC circuit breaker; LCC; Marcy substation; SiC; SiC IGBT co-pack module; SiC JFET module switching; SiC MOSFET 3-phase 2-level Inverter; SiC MOSFET 3-phase voltage source converter; SiC MOSFET based drive; TIPS converter; VSC transmission application; coaxial winding transformer; convertible static compensator; flexible AC transmission system; gate driver isolation transformer; gate resistance SiC MOSFET switching Effect; line commutated converter; neutral point clamped; silicon carbide half-bridge module; smart grid; solid state fault current limiter; three level NPC; transformerless intelligent power substation; Bridge circuits; Conferences; Cooling; MOSFET; Performance evaluation; Photonic band gap; Silicon carbide;
Conference_Titel :
Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2014 IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
DOI :
10.1109/WiPDA.2014.6964611