Applications
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Basic knowledge
- SiC MOSFET drivers TI 2
- SiC MOSFET Device Properties And Their Gate Driving (ST 2021)
- Understanding the short circuit protection for silicon carbide MOSFETs (TI)
- DC-DC converter 1 (Boost converter or step-up converter or boost chopper )
- DC-DC converter 2 (Buck converter or step-down converter or buck chopper )
- DC-DC converter 3 (buck-boost converter to either step up or down )
- AC/DC SMPS Basics (1) (Video)
- Power Factor
- Power Factor Corrector (PFC)
- Specifications of SiC devices in various applications (Mitsubishi Electric )
- Vienna Rectifier (used for electric vehicles charging power modules)
- SiC over Si in PFC (Cree, good for presentation)
- SiC MOSFET drivers (On Semiconductors)
- SiC Power Devices and Modules Application Notes (Rohm 2013 )
- Drivers for SiC MOSFETs
- Power Integrations Inc.
- Texas Instruments Inc. TI
- SiC Applications Technology
- The Challenges of Using SiC MOSFET-Based Power Modules for Solar Inverters (comparing Si IGBTs with SiC MOSFETs, EEPower 2019.04.08)
- Application Considerations for Silicon Carbide MOSFETs (Cree)
- Gate resistor for power devices (Infineon)
- SiC MOSFETs: Gate Drive Optimization (On Semi, 2018.07)
- Review of commercial SiC MOSFET models: topologies and equations (2017)
- Cascade SiC (video, Cambridge 2015)
- Comparison between full SiC converter and Si converter [Cree 2013]
- Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles (ST Microelectronics 2017)
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Solar Energy (Photovoltaic PV)
- PV Module Makers
- Advantages of SiC over Si IGBT in solar cell
- Comparative Evaluation of SiC and Si PV Inverter Systems (2013 )
- High efficiency battery converter with SiC devices for residential PV systems (2013)
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Silicon Carbide (SiC) Inverter Technology Increases Efficiency to 99% (2016)
- GE’s advanced silicon carbide technology at core of next-gen 1500 volt central inverter (2016)
- GE SiC and Applications 201710
- Mitsubish Electric SiC PV modules 2016 (good comparison between Si and SiC modules)
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Electric Vehicles (EV)
- Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles (ST Microelectronics 2017)
- Comprehensive comparison between sic-mosfets and si-igbts based electric vehicle traction systems (2015)
- Silicon Carbide Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles 2015 Europe
The NHW20 model Toyota Prius HEV uses a 500 V motor. Without a boost converter, the Prius would need nearly 417 cells to power the motor. However, a Prius actually uses only 168 cells and boosts the battery voltage from 202 V to 500 V.
- Companies using SiC:
- Shinry (深圳欣瑞）： the largest maker of on-car DC-DC chargers. It uses TO-247 packaged SiC, chips from Cree, annual usage : 1 million units, valued at USD 10 millions (as of 2017.09.08). 3KW DC/DC converter uses 3 SiC devices ; 6KW converters use 4 SiC devices.
- 深圳盛弘电气， one of the top-three charging polar makers in China， also works on subway energy-regeneration
- SiC Devices Meet High-Voltage Challenges for 1500V Solar Systems (Cree video , 2017.03)
- Electric Car Charging Stations
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Matrix Converters
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Robots
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PFC
