Feasibility Assessment of a New Ultra-High Voltage Silicon Carbide Power Electronics Converter Technology for Electricity Grids
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Feasibility Assessment of a New Ultra-High Voltage Silicon Carbide Power Electronics Converter Technology for Electricity Grids
CoPED ID
f86e278e-45ad-4a1e-83c4-93c1f78db533
Status
Closed
Funders
Value
£49,274
Start Date
July 31, 2013
End Date
Nov. 30, 2013
Description
The project aims to study and assess the technical and commercial feasibility of a new Ultra-High Voltage Silicon Carbide (UHV SiC) Thyristor technology for use in large-scale power electronics converters for electricity transmission applications, including High Voltage DC (HVDC) and Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS). A small-scale prototype converter incorporating the UHV SiC Thyristor technology will be built and tested for the first time, and its performance will be assessed against commercial Silicon-based converters. In addition, the economics and feasibility of the UHV SiC Thyristor technology will be assessed and quantified for use in large-scale converters in FACTS and HVDC systems.
| Zagres Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| Zagres Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Ashknaz Oraee | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Power electronics
- Thyristors
- Transmission of electricity
- Voltage
- Transformers (electrical devices)
- Converters (electrical devices)
- Electronics
- Evaluation
- Electrical engineering
- Technology
Extracted key phrases
- High Voltage Silicon Carbide Power Electronics Converter Technology
- UHV sic Thyristor technology
- Scale power electronic converter
- Feasibility Assessment
- Commercial Silicon
- Scale prototype converter
- High Voltage DC
- Scale converter
- New Ultra
- Commercial feasibility
- Thyristor technology
- Flexible AC Transmission Systems
- Electricity Grids
- Electricity transmission application