Considerations for both Silicon and Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors in Electric Aircraft

With continued progress towards aircraft electrification, power electronic devices and converter topologies have become increasingly critical to successful designs and to OEM competitiveness. This work treats both but focuses on the former, semiconductor devices in both actuation and propulsion applications. A comparative examination of silicon and silicon carbide is provided within the scope of energy loss mechanisms, EMI/EMC impacts at the system level, as well as non-technical considerations