Description
In the last years new semiconductor materials have been developed, such as silicon carbide (SiC) or gallium nitride (GaN). However their application in electronic conversion developments has not been carried out in spite of the fact that they theoretically seem to have a huge potential. Taking into account the range of the semiconductors of SiC and GaN currently available on the market, of low currents, and the need to develop a power inverter for residential consumption installations of low power (less than 2kW), which is increasing, INGETEAM has identified the need to develop a single phase inverter of 2 kW that implements these new technologies. Therefore, the company develops this project with the aim of obtaining solar photovoltaic inverters that are more compact and efficient than the current ones, and have a lower weight and smaller size thanks to the development of a new power electronic for photovoltaic solar investment based on new technologies of silicon carbide or gallium nitride semiconductors.
Summary of project results
In the last years new semiconductor materials have been developed such as silicon carbide (SiC) or gallium nitride (GaN). Their applications in electronic conversion developments have not been carried out in spite of that theoretically seem to have a huge potential. Taking into account the range of the semiconductors of SiC and GaN currently available on the market, of low currents, and the need to develop a power inverter for residential consumption installations of low power (less than 2kW), that are increasing, INGETEAM identified the need to develop a single phase inverter of 2 kW that implements these new technologies. Therefore, the company has developed this project with the aim of obtaining solar photovoltaic inverters more compact and efficient than the current ones, and with a lower weight and size thanks to the development of a new power electronic for photovoltaic solar investment based on new technologies of silicon carbide semiconductors.
Summary of bilateral results