Title :
Calorimetric comparison of the use of Silicon Carbide diodes in a 100kW matrix converter for aerospace applications
Author :
Empringham, Lee ; de Lillo, Liliana ; Wheeler, Pat ; Clare, Jon
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Power Electron., Machines & Control Group, Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
A 100kW matrix converter designed for aerospace applications using Silicon Carbide schottky barrier diodes and silicon IGBTs to construct the power circuit is presented. Calorimetric methods will be used to determine improvements in switching losses. The research aim is to increase switching frequencies in order to minimise passive component size.
Keywords :
Schottky diodes; avionics; calorimetry; frequency convertors; matrix convertors; power semiconductor diodes; silicon compounds; switching convertors; wide band gap semiconductors; SiC; aerospace application; calorimetric comparison; calorimetric method; matrix converter; passive component size; power 100 kW; power circuit; silicon IGBT; silicon carbide Schottky barrier diodes; switching frequency; switching loss; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Loss measurement; Matrix converters; Schottky diodes; Silicon carbide; Switches; AC/AC Converter; Matrix Converters; Silicon Carbide (SiC); Wide Bandgap semiconductors;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011), Proceedings of the 2011-14th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Birmingham
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-167-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-90-75815-15-3
