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Impact of Wide-Bandgap Technology on Renewable Energy and Smart-Grid Power Conversion Applications Including Storage

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  • Alberto Castellazzi

    (Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kyoto 615-8577, Japan)

  • Emre Gurpinar

    (Electrical and Electronics Systems Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA)

  • Zhenyu Wang

    (Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Group, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK)

  • Abdallah Suliman Hussein

    (Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Group, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK)

  • Pablo Garcia Fernandez

    (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (DIEECS), University of Oviedo, 33203 Gijon, Spain)

Abstract

Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor devices are making their way into large-volume applications, including pivotal domains of societal infrastructure such as sustainable energy generation and conversion. Presented for a long time mainly as a synonym of high-temperature electronics, hands-on experience has highlighted a number of gains that can be drawn from this technology even when used as a straightforward drop-in substitute of silicon in established applications and field-proven designs. Incremental in nature, these gains enable interesting progress beyond state-of-the-art forms, which, though not corresponding to the full exploitation of the potential of this technology, are oftentimes sufficient to justify its adoption. With particular reference to renewable energy power conversion and solid-state transformation, in the context of transport applications and incorporating a storage device, this paper reports on the understanding generated over the past few years and points out some specifically tailored technology and circuit design requirements to ensure overall beneficial impact of the adoption of WBG technology.

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  • Alberto Castellazzi & Emre Gurpinar & Zhenyu Wang & Abdallah Suliman Hussein & Pablo Garcia Fernandez, 2019. "Impact of Wide-Bandgap Technology on Renewable Energy and Smart-Grid Power Conversion Applications Including Storage," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:23:p:4462-:d:290067
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    1. Tsunenobu Kimoto & Kyosuke Yamada & Hiroki Niwa & Jun Suda, 2016. "Promise and Challenges of High-Voltage SiC Bipolar Power Devices," Energies, MDPI, vol. 9(11), pages 1-15, November.
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    1. Antonio Lamantia & Francesco Giuliani & Alberto Castellazzi, 2020. "Power Scalable Bi-Directional DC-DC Conversion Solutions for Future Aircraft Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Amit Kumar & Milad Moradpour & Michele Losito & Wulf-Toke Franke & Suganthi Ramasamy & Roberto Baccoli & Gianluca Gatto, 2022. "Wide Band Gap Devices and Their Application in Power Electronics," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1, December.
    3. Carlo Baron & Ameena S. Al-Sumaiti & Sergio Rivera, 2020. "Impact of Energy Storage Useful Life on Intelligent Microgrid Scheduling," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-23, February.
    4. Fabio Corti & Alberto Reatti & Gabriele Maria Lozito & Ermanno Cardelli & Antonino Laudani, 2021. "Influence of Non-Linearity in Losses Estimation of Magnetic Components for DC-DC Converters," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-16, October.

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