• DocumentCode
    2369327
  • Title

    Advanced SiC and GaN power electronics for automotive systems

  • Author

    Kanechika, Masakazu ; Uesugi, Tsutomu ; Kachi, Tetsu

  • Author_Institution
    Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Nagakute, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    6-8 Dec. 2010
  • Abstract
    A power switching device is one of the key elements to determine the performance of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and pure electric vehicles (EVs). Recently, the power devices using wide-bandgap semiconductors, such as SiC and GaN, have been intensively developed for the future HEVs and EVs. In this paper, we review a role of the power devices in these automotive systems, the required device characteristics, and the recent status of SiC and GaN power devices.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; automotive electronics; gallium compounds; hybrid electric vehicles; power semiconductor devices; silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; GaN; HEV; SiC; automotive systems; hybrid electric vehicles; power electronics; power switching device; wide band gap semiconductors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2010 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    0163-1918
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4424-7418-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0163-1918
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2010.5703356
  • Filename
    5703356