A compact SiC converter having power densities about 9 W/cm3 is designed and
fabricated. It is confirmed that the converter operates in a thermally permissive range. The power
loss of the module of the converter measured under motor operations is less than 50% of the
similar-rating Si module loss. The shrink of the effective volume of DC-link capacitor is necessary
to achieve the high power-density SiC converter, in addition to the decrease of the cooling system
volume due to the loss reduction caused by SiC devices.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.