Advances in wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technologies and the active devices they enable, including power diodes and transistors, have directly contributed to recent improvements in power conversion efficiency, and given today’s power circuit and grid demands, these efficiency gains are more important than ever. For more about this article see link below. … [Read more...] about Recent Advances in Capacitors Used in Wide Bandgap Power Circuitry
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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 … [Read more...] about The BiDFET Device and Its Impact on Converters
Maximum Power Point in a Single Step: A Novel Method for PV Industry
The environmental concerns linked to traditional power generation methods have driven solar photovoltaic (SPV) systems to be established as a clean and viable alternative power solution [1]. However, SPV systems are associated with low energy conversion efficiency attributes. This highlights the need for an efficient power conversion system [2]. SPV sources showcase a nonlinear … [Read more...] about Maximum Power Point in a Single Step: A Novel Method for PV Industry
