Application of Newly-Developed 2.3kV Si and SiC Devices to Renewable Energy System
Conference: PCIM Europe 2023 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
05/09/2023 - 05/11/2023 at Nürnberg, Germany
doi:10.30420/566091097
Proceedings: PCIM Europe 2023
Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF
Authors:
Chen, Shuangching; Sekino, Yusuke; Takaku, Taku; Okumura, Keiji; Uchida, Takafumi; Mitsuzuka, Kaname; Onozawa, Yuichi; Kusunoki, Yoshiyuki; Kobayashi, Yasujuki (Fuji Electric Co. Ltd., Japan)
Bradel, Ben (Fuji Electric Europe GmbH, Germany)
Abstract:
Newly developed 2.3kV Si-IGBT and SiC-MOSFET devices are introduced in this paper. The 2.3kV devices are suitable for 1500Vdc renewable energy system applications. A 1.7kV device is insufficient for 1500Vdc applications due to the low breakdown voltage. A 3.3kV device has high breakdown voltage but the on-state voltage loss and switching losses are large. Therefore, there is a strong demand for devices with the blocking voltage between 1.7kV and 3.3kV. To meet this demand, Fuji Electric has developed 2.3kV Si-IGBT and SiC-MOSFET with trench gate structure. The 2.3kV devices have high cost performance and efficiency compared to the 3.3kV device. The 2.3kV devices will enable the user to realize a simple, highly efficient, and cost-effective two-level inverter circuit for 1500Vdc applications instead of a 3-level NPC circuit with 1.2kV devices.