A 55 kW three-phase automotive traction inverter with SiC schottky diodes

Burak Ozpineci; Madhu S. Chinthavali; Leon M. Tolbert

doi:10.1109/VPPC.2005.1554611

A 55 kW three-phase automotive traction inverter with SiC schottky diodes

Burak Ozpineci, Madhu S. Chinthavali, Leon M. Tolbert

Buildings and Transportation Science Div

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Abstract

Silicon carbide (SiC) power devices are expected to have an impact on power converter efficiency, weight, volume, and reliability. Presently, only SiC Schottky diodes are commercially available at relatively low current ratings. Oak Ridge National Laboratory has collaborated with Cree and Semikron to build a Si IGBT- SiC Schottky diode hybrid 55kW inverter by replacing the Si pn diodes in Semikron's automotive inverter with Cree's made-to-order higher current SiC Schottky diodes. This paper shows the results obtained from testing this inverter and compares it to a similar all-Si inverter.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	541-546
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	0780392809, 9780780392809
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VPPC.2005.1554611
State	Published - 2005
Event	2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: Sep 7 2005 → Sep 9 2005

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Name	2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC
Volume	2005

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Conference	2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago, IL
Period	09/7/05 → 09/9/05

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Ozpineci, B , Chinthavali, MS & Tolbert, LM 2005, A 55 kW three-phase automotive traction inverter with SiC schottky diodes. in 2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC., 1554611, 2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC, vol. 2005, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 541-546, 2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC, Chicago, IL, United States, 09/7/05. https://doi.org/10.1109/VPPC.2005.1554611

A 55 kW three-phase automotive traction inverter with SiC schottky diodes. / Ozpineci, Burak ; Chinthavali, Madhu S.; Tolbert, Leon M.
2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC. IEEE Computer Society, 2005. p. 541-546 1554611 (2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC; Vol. 2005).

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