Study and assessment of technical and market potentials of a new Silicon Carbide (SiC) Inverter technology for High Voltage DC electricity transmission for offshore renewables

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Study and assessment of technical and market potentials of a new Silicon Carbide (SiC) Inverter technology for High Voltage DC electricity transmission for offshore renewables
CoPED ID
65e4ada4-1be2-431d-9f7b-4fec81dc37d7
Status
Closed
Funder
Innovate UK
Value
£20,384
Start Date
Dec. 1, 2016
End Date
March 30, 2017
Description

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The project aims to study and assess the technical and market potentials of a new Silicon Carbide (SiC) techn-

ology for large-scale power electronics inverters used in High Voltage DC electricity transmission for offshore

renewables. The new technology, developed by Geetec, a Cambridge University spinout, offers substantial

improvement in reliability and efficiency and reduction in manufacturing cost of SiC power semiconductor devices,

enabling more widespread application of HVDC grids; its exploitation can potentially reduce the Levelised Cost of

Energy from offshore wind by 7.5% when compared to existing Silicon based HVDC inverters.

A small-scale 5 kW prototype inverter incorporating the SiC Inverter technology will be built and tested, and its

performance will be assessed against commercial Si-based inverters. In addition, the economics and feasibility of

Geetec technology will be assessed and quantified for use in large-scale HVDC inverters and the market

characteristics and dynamics will be studied. This is enabled by engaging with major power electronic converter

manufacturers and OEMs during the project life.

Geetec Limited LEAD_ORG
Geetec Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG

Subjects by relevance
  1. Power electronics
  2. Transmission of electricity
  3. Electrical power networks
  4. Electricity market
  5. Silicone
  6. Renewable energy sources
  7. Costs
  8. Converters (electrical devices)
  9. Electronics
  10. Projects
  11. Electrical engineering

Extracted key phrases
  1. Scale power electronic inverter
  2. Scale hvdc inverter
  3. New Silicon Carbide
  4. High Voltage DC electricity transmission
  5. Inverter technology
  6. Study
  7. New technology
  8. Market potential
  9. Sic power semiconductor device
  10. Kw prototype inverter
  11. Major power electronic converter
  12. Offshore renewable
  13. Geetec technology
  14. Offshore wind
  15. Hvdc grid

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UKRI project entry

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