FREEDM System: Role of power electronics and power semiconductors in developing an energy internet

Author

Huang, Alex Q. ; Baliga, Jay

Author_Institution

FREEDM Syst. Center, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

14-18 June 2009

Firstpage

9

Lastpage

12

Abstract

The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Generation-III Engineering Research Center (ERC) established in 2008 with the mission to develop the fundamental and enabling technologies necessary for a new and paradigm shifting power grid infrastructure, the FREEDM System. This paper will highlight the role of power electronics and power semiconductors in developing an energy internet. The revolutionary impact of high voltage SiC and GaN power devices in utility and FREEDM System is discussed.

Keywords

Internet; gallium compounds; power semiconductor devices; silicon compounds; energy internet; future renewable electric energy delivery and management systems; power electronics; power semiconductors; Energy management; Engineering management; Internet; Mesh generation; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power grids; Power system management; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Semiconductor Devices & IC's, 2009. ISPSD 2009. 21st International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Barcelona

ISSN

1943-653X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3525-8

Electronic_ISBN

1943-653X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPSD.2009.5157988

Filename

5157988