Saving money: SiC in UPS applications
Konferenz: PCIM Europe 2014 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
20.05.2014 - 22.05.2014 in Nürnberg, Deutschland
Tagungsband: PCIM Europe 2014
Seiten: 7Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF
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Autoren:
Buschhorn, Stefan; Vogel, Klaus (Infineon Technologies AG, Max-Planck-Str. 5, 59581 Warstein, Germany)
Inhalt:
Efficiency is known as the main lever for cost saving in UPS systems. Based on semiconductor power loss measurements and subsequent calculations, the losses and efficiency for a typical application are compared for Si-IGBT and SiC solutions using various topologies. The resulting costs for investment and operation are estimated for a typical 250kVA UPS system with both chip technologies. A comparison clearly shows the savings for SiC-based solutions, despite the fact of higher power module costs.