Title :
Environmental issues and power electronics
Author_Institution :
NPE Res. Lab., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The energy consumption which has rapidly grown in the twentieth century is now causing global environmental issues. The situation is so serious that human beings may not be able to live without overcoming these issues. Power electronics technology is one of the most important key technology to solve them. The contribution of power electronics to the subject is discussed with reference to electrical energy, wide band-gap semiconductor devices, power transmission/distribution and energy saving
Keywords :
energy conservation; environmental factors; power distribution; power electronics; power transmission; electrical energy; energy consumption; energy saving; environmental issues; power distribution; power electronics; power transmission; wide band-gap semiconductor devices; Active filters; Airplanes; Energy consumption; Load flow; Motor drives; Power electronics; Rail transportation; Reactive power; Silicon carbide; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2000. ISIE 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cholula, Puebla
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6606-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2000.930472
