DocumentCode
1788403
Title
Application prospective of Silicon Carbide (SiC) in railway vehicles
Author
Brenna, M. ; Foiadelli, Federica ; Zaninelli, Dario ; Barlini, Davide
Author_Institution
Dept. of Energy, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
fYear
2014
fDate
18-19 Sept. 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
Silicon Carbide (SiC) power switches are new generation semiconductor devices with really interesting properties that can be suitable exploited in railway application to reduce weight and size of the power converters, increasing at the same time their efficiency. The paper presents their properties, their current application in railway vehicles and their future developments.
Keywords
power convertors; power semiconductor switches; railway rolling stock; silicon compounds; SiC; power converters; railway vehicles; semiconductor devices; silicon carbide power switches; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Inverters; MOSFET; Power transformer insulation; Rail transportation; Silicon; Silicon carbide; Power Converters; SiC; Traction Systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
AEIT Annual Conference - From Research to Industry: The Need for a More Effective Technology Transfer (AEIT), 2014
Conference_Location
Trieste
Print_ISBN
978-8-8872-3724-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AEIT.2014.7002062
Filename
7002062
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