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Silicon carbide power inverter/rectifier for electric machines

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1805485
The present disclosure involves a two stage inverter, a system for electrical power conversation, and a method of converting electrical power using silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). One example implementation includes using two or more SiC MOSFETs in series with each MOSFET having a gate terminal for triggering a state switch between an on (conducting) and off (non-conducting) state of the MOSFET. An AC terminal is connected between the series SiC MOSFETS, and the series SiC MOSFETs are connected across a DC bus and in parallel with one or more capacitors.
Research Organization:
Calnetix Technologies, LLC, Cerritos, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0007251
Assignee:
Calnetix Technologies, LLC (Cerritos, CA)
Patent Number(s):
10,910,957
Application Number:
16/597,650
OSTI ID:
1805485
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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