RE+ Tech

TechTalk: An Introduction to Silicon Carbide Power Semiconductors for Solar Inverter Applications

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT

Location: 211AB, Level 2, Anaheim Convention Center

Sponsored by

RE+ Tech Speaker(s)

Ken Dulaney (he/him/his)

Director of Industry and Innovation
FREEDM Systems Center at NC State
Cary, North Carolina, United States
Wensong Yu

Research Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Silicon carbide is rapidly transforming the power electronics industry and can dramatically improve the performance of solar inverters. In this session, you’ll hear from experts from NC State University, a leader in developing new applications for wide bandgap semiconductors. We’ll provide a basic introduction to the material properties that enable high efficiencies and high power density and the financial impact of these improvements. This session will also describe some of the design challenges faced by solar inverter manufacturers as they adopt silicon carbide.