Power electronic transformer-based railway traction systems: Challenges and opportunities

J Feng, WQ Chu, Z Zhang… - IEEE Journal of Emerging …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, power electronic transformer (PET)-based railway traction systems are
comprehensively reviewed according to the unique application features and requirements …

Comprehensive topological overview of rolling stock architectures and recent trends in electric railway traction systems

D Ronanki, SA Singh… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews the modern electric propulsion architectures and configurations for
railway traction, which are currently in practice. The development and advancement of …

10-kV SiC MOSFET power module with reduced common-mode noise and electric field

CM DiMarino, B Mouawad, CM Johnson… - … on Power Electronics, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The advancement of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices with voltage ratings exceeding 10
kV is expected to revolutionize medium-and high-voltage systems. However, present power …

Design of a 10 kV SiC MOSFET-based high-density, high-efficiency, modular medium-voltage power converter

S Mocevic, J Yu, B Fan, K Sun, Y Xu, J Stewart… - IEnergy, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Simultaneously imposed challenges of high-voltage insulation, high dv/dt, high-switching
frequency, fast protection, and thermal management associated with the adoption of 10 kV …

Highly compact isolated gate driver with ultrafast overcurrent protection for 10 kV SiC MOSFETs

D Rothmund, D Bortis, JW Kolar - CPSS Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor technology offers the possibility to manufacture power
devices with un-precedented blocking voltages in the range of 10... 15 kV and superior …

Design and experimental validation of a wire-bond-less 10-kV SiC MOSFET power module

C DiMarino, B Mouawad, CM Johnson… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wide bandgap (WBG) power devices with voltage ratings exceeding 10 kV have the
potential to revolutionize medium-and high-voltage systems due to their high-speed …

Physics-based modeling of parasitic capacitance in medium-voltage filter inductors

H Zhao, DN Dalal, AB Jørgensen… - … on Power Electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a general physics-based model for identifying the parasitic
capacitance in medium-voltage (MV) filter inductors, which can provide analytical …

A survey on recent advances of medium voltage silicon carbide power devices

B Hu, X Lyu, D Xing, D Ma, J Brothers… - 2018 IEEE Energy …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medium voltage (MV) Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices have become available as
engineering samples. Recent studies show that they outperform their Silicon (Si) …

Solid-state transformers in locomotives fed through AC lines: A review and future developments

S Farnesi, M Marchesoni, M Passalacqua, L Vaccaro - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
One of the most important innovation expectation in railway electrical equipment is the
replacement of the on-board transformer with a high power converter. Since the transformer …

Parasitic capacitance modeling of copper-foiled medium-voltage filter inductors considering fringe electrical field

H Zhao, Z Huang, DN Dalal… - … on Power Electronics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article characterizes three parasitic capacitances in copper-foiled medium-voltage
inductors. It is found that the conventional modeling method overlooks the effect of the fringe …