Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2020
Volume 65, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 2–6, 2020; Denver, Colorado
Session L28: Seeing the Energy Future
8:00 AM–11:00 AM,
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Room: 405-407
Sponsoring
Units:
FIAP GERA
Chair: Carlos Gutierrez, Sandia National Laboratories
Abstract: L28.00004 : Accelerating Commercialization of Energy Efficient SiC Power Electronics*
Presenter:
Victor Veliadis
(PowerAmerica, North Carolina State University)
Author:
Victor Veliadis
(PowerAmerica, North Carolina State University)
In this presentation, the favorable material properties of Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices, which allow for highly efficient power electronic systems with reduced form factor and reduced cooling requirements, will be highlighted. Emphasis will be placed on high impact application opportunities where SiC devices are expected to displace their incumbent Si counterparts. These include “more electric aerospace” with weight, volume, and cooling system reductions contributing to energy savings and low emissions; automotive power electronics with reduced losses and relaxed cooling requirements; more efficient, flexible, and reliable grid applications with reduced system footprint; variable frequency drives for efficient high power electric motors at reduced overall system cost; and novel data center topologies with reduced cooling loads and higher efficiencies. Cost reduction strategies will be outlined elucidating the path to the projected $1.9 billion SiC device market by 2024.
*PowerAmerica is an Innovation Manufacturing Institute funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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