ADVANCES IN APPLICATION OF SILICON CARBIDE FOR HIGH POWER ELECTRONICS

This paper reviews advances in application of Silicon Carbide power switch packages as applied to a high power DC/DC Converter prototype. Test data from ongoing testing is presented. In addition the reasons for the ongoing desire to replace silicon in high power electronics devices, and the commercial status of Silicon Carbide devices are briefly presented. SiC power density and efficiency is briefly compared with comparable silicon systems for present-day switch devices.