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 …

Power cell design and assessment methodology based on a high-current 10-kV SiC MOSFET half-bridge module

S Mocevic, J Yu, Y Xu, J Stewart, J Wang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While 10-kV silicon-carbide (SiC) MOSFETs are gradually penetrating medium-voltage (MV)
applications, intertwined challenges concerning high-voltage insulation, high dv/dt …

Analysis and Modeling of Self-Powered Cascaded Resonant Switched Capacitor Power Supply for Medium Voltage DC Systems

S Ren, C Li, L Zhu, W Li, X He… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC power grid is considered as the future trend for distribution networks. However, the pure
medium-voltage direct current (MVdc) grid faces great challenges in designing power …

A test scheme for the comprehensive qualification of mmc submodule based on 10 kv sic mosfets under high dv/dt

X Huang, S Ji, D Li, C Nie, W Giewont… - … on Power Electronics …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A test scheme is designed to qualify MMC submodules based on 10 kV SiC MOSFETs
comprehensively, including thermal design, insulation design, and operation under high …

Enhanced gate-driver techniques and SiC-based power-cell design and assessment for medium-voltage applications

S Mocevic - 2022 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
Due to the limitations of silicon (Si), there is a paradigm shift in research focusing on wide-
bandgap-based (WBG) materials. SiC power semiconductors exhibit superiority in terms of …

Switching performance evaluation, design, and test of a robust 10 kV SiC MOSFET based phase leg for modular medium voltage converters

X Huang - 2021 - trace.tennessee.edu
Abstract 10 kV SiC MOSFETs are one of the most promising power semiconductor devices
for next-generation high-performance modular medium voltage (MV) converters. With …

Partial discharge detection and assessment of surface defects under fast rising repetitive square voltage for MV converter application

C Zhang, M Dong, B Wang… - 2019 IEEE Conference on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Because of higher power density and blocking voltage for Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices,
careful insulation design is of much importance for future medium voltage power converters …

Insulation Design, Assessment and Monitoring Methods to Eliminate Partial Discharge in SiC-based Medium Voltage Converters

Y Xu - 2021 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
In comparison with Si-based converters, the emerging Medium Voltage (MV) SiC-based
converters can achieve higher blocking voltage capability, lower on-resistance, faster …