A Design Optimization Tool for Maximizing the Power Density of 3-Phase DC-AC Converters Using Silicon Carbide (SiC) Devices
- Submitting institution
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University of Bristol
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 147154250
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1109/TPEL.2017.2705805
- Title of journal
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
- Article number
- 7931709
- First page
- 2913
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 0885-8993
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2017
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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J - Electrical Energy Management Group
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This top IEEE journal paper from an early career academic describes a software tool that designs minimal volume / weight power converters valuable to automotive and aerospace industries where weight savings cut fuel usage. An innovative component database quickly sifts through millions of potential designs to find the optimal solution and allows quick comparison between competing silicon and wide band-gap semiconductor technologies. Originally funded through the national EPSRC Power Electronics Centre (EP/K035096/1), this work has fed into EPSRC (EP/R004137/1) and Innovate UK (102894) projects and is being exploited in the development of an ATI proposal with an aircraft actuator supplier.
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- Non-English
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