Advances in Application of Silicon Carbide for High Power Electronics

Abstract

Power electronics designs are achievable with high temperature coolant and elevated ambient temperature The biggest drawback of this design has been the need for the Peltier cooling system, which can use up to 600W to cool the low-temperature electronics High temperature alternatives have been identified for many of the devices that currently reside in the cool compartment of the DCC10 An improved design eliminating the need for the Peltier system would keep the efficiency of the next generation of converter above 98% down to about 10kW

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 11, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547977

Entities

People

  • James E. Gallagher

Organizations

  • Leidos

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbides
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Converters
  • Cooling
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Heat Pumps
  • High Temperature
  • Low Temperature
  • Peak Power
  • Power Electronics
  • Power Supplies
  • Silicon
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics