Design, build and testing of a 50 kVA SiC BJT inverter as a building block for high-power HVDC inverters
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Design, build and testing of a 50 kVA SiC BJT inverter as a building block for high-power HVDC inverters
CoPED ID
8c7846b7-dfad-4df7-aa1b-ee1df0a9d6da
Status
Closed
Funders
Value
£688,750
Start Date
Sept. 30, 2014
End Date
Sept. 29, 2016
Description
This project is a collaboration between Zagres Limited and Cambridge University Engineering Department (CUED) and aims to study, prove and quantify the performance and economics of a newly developed Silicon Carbide Bipolar Junction Transistor (SiC BJT) technology through building and testing a prototype 50 kVA SiC BJT inverter as a building block for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission applications. The SiC BJT power module technology has voltage, frequency and thermal ratings substantially greater than existing Si-based modules, which can significantly reduce size and enhance reliability and efficiency of power electronics inverters. These benefits will contribute to reducing the cost of energy for offshore renewables.
| Zagres Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| Zagres Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| University of Warwick | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| University of Cambridge | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Ehsan Jalebi | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Voltage
- Power electronics
- Electronics
- Transistors
- Converters (electrical devices)
- Electrical power networks
- Technology
- Semiconductors
- Direct current
- Electrical engineering
Extracted key phrases
- Kva sic bjt inverter
- Sic bjt power module technology
- Power HVDC inverter
- Power electronic inverter
- Building block
- Silicon Carbide Bipolar Junction Transistor
- Design
- Cambridge University Engineering Department
- High Voltage Direct Current
- Zagres Limited
- Testing
- SiC BJT
- Transmission application
- Thermal rating