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The emergence of monolithic bidirectional switches (MBDS) is expected to open many more opportunities for WBG devices and give this market a new drive that is very much needed. Some mass volume power applications ready to benefit from the control of bidirectional power include electric vehicles (EVs) with interfaces to grid, home, and other vehicles. In addition, distributed and grid-tie power systems using regenerated energy and/or energy storage components, and solid-state circuit breakers are other applications looking for MBDS technology. By enabling these and many other applications with their compelling advantages of high efficiency, high blocking voltage capability, and low system weight and volume, MBDS will give SiC and GaN technology a shot in the arm.
Featured Articles
- The BiDFET Device and Its Impact on Converters
The matrix converter topology for direct ac-to-ac conversion offers elimination of the bulky and unreliable d.c. link capacitors used in the popular voltage-source inverter (VSI) with a front-end rectifier. The resulting more compact and higher efficiency implementation is a desirable solution for a wide variety of applications, such as photovoltaic energy generation, motor drives, and […] - Monolithic Bidirectional Power Transistors
Today’s global megatrends—loosely defined as long-term trends that shape societies and economies worldwide—include, e.g., the transition to a fully renewable energy supply and the establishment of evermore stringent efficiency requirements for industry. Similarly, the trend of rapid global urbanization creates a need for sustainable mobility. The digital disruption contributes to increased electricity demand but on […] - Power Conversion Systems Enabled by SiC BiDFET Device
The BiDirectional Field-Effect Transistor (BiDFET) can enable circuit topologies requiring four-quadrant switches, that were earlier designed using discrete combinations of MOSFETs, IGBTs, GaN HEMTs, and PiN diodes. The monolithic nature of the BiDFET allows lower device count, smaller switch volume, lower inductance, and simpler packaging, and hence more reliable and commercially viable implementation in power […] - FEPPCON XI—Part II: Technical Committee Scope: Road Mapping Exercise
The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) currently has twelve Technical Committees (TC) covering a range of technical and application areas of power electronic systems. The number of TCs was increased from seven to twelve in 2020, reflecting the global growth in power electronics in terms of scope and application. The TCs provide a community home […] - FEPPCON XI – Part II: Reliability of Power Electronic Systems
To be cost effective and safe, reliability design, test and health monitoring and management are a necessary part of power electronics implementation and its integration into energy systems. Being able to design power electronics to meet a required lifetime for a given load profile with a certain probability becomes acheiveable as we understand the physics […] - Selecting the Best Magnetic Core Geometry
Selecting the best core geometry for a given application can be challenging given all the options available. For high-frequency applications using ferrite and other low loss materials, many different shapes are available from core manufacturers. For power electronics applications, frequencies are not constrained to power line frequencies leading to more complex core designs. Proximity effects, […] - Machine-Learning-Based Condition Monitoring of Power Electronics Modules in Modern Electric Drives
Integrating machine-learning (ML) models responsible for predicting the evolution of those directly collected or implicitly derived parameters enhances the smartness of industrial systems even further. In this article, data already residing in most modern electric drives has been used to establish a data-driven thermal model of power electronics modules. The developed method relies solely on […]
Industry News
- PELS Announces New Partnership With WelComm, Inc.PELS is proud to announce that it will be partnering with WelComm, Inc., a marketing communications agency that specializes in engineering and technical marketing. WelComm, Inc. will now be the main point of contact when it comes to advertising with […]
- Vicor Proposes Architecture to Eliminate 12V Battery from Electric Vehicles- 13 December 2021
13 December 2021 While battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are powered by large lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs, consumers will be surprised to know that the conventional 12 V lead-acid battery also continues to be part of a BEV’s battery system. Although, […] - China based 8-inch GaN-on-Si FET Producer Announces International Operations- 11 February 202211 February 2022 Suzhou, China based gallium nitride on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) startup Innoscience Technology, the producer of high performance, normally-off e-mode GaN-on-Si FETs, has announced the official launch of its international operations in the USA and Europe. The nascent company is […]
- Italian Startup Takes Proprietary AC/DC Architecture to Trial Production- 01 February 2022
01 February 2022 Last December, Italian startup Eggtronic unveiled an innovative, proprietary power architecture that significantly improves the efficiency of ac-dc converters while reducing its size. Labeled QuarEgg+, it is specifically developed to enable engineers to design ac-dc converters that […]
Columns & Departments
- Society News: IEEE PELS China Membership WIE Subcommittee Co-Sponsors WIP Forum
On 10 December 2022, the Women in Engineering (WIE) Subcommittee of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) China Membership Committee co-sponsored the Women in Power (WIP) forum at […] - Students and Young Professionals Rendezvous: Explore the IEEE PELS Students and Young Professionals Committee and Get Involved
Over the last years, the number of student and young professional members in IEEE PELS has increased. Students and young professionals now represent over 20% of the membership […] - Industry Pulse: Blockchain and Bitcoin: What It Means for Power Electronics
A perpetually hot topic in the news these days seems to be cryptocurrencies, and more broadly, blockchain technologies. After following some of the ups and downs from the […] - Patent Reviews: Patent Law: A 30,000-Foot Aerial View
One of the enumerated powers granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution is “[t]o promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to […] - Expert View: Monolithic Bidirectional WBG Switches Rekindle Power Electronics Technology
There are numerous mass volume power applications where it is necessary to control the flow of bidirectional power, including electric vehicles (vehicle to grid, vehicle to home, and […]
