Title :
Application trend and foresight of SiC power devices to air conditioners
Author :
Kamikura, Mamoru ; Murata, Y. ; Kutsuki, Tomohiro ; Saito, Kazuyuki
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Amagasaki, Japan
Abstract :
Large energy-saving effect can be expected for air conditioners that occupy the highest power consumption rate of home appliance, by introducing the SiC. In this paper, the transition of power devices, the characteristics, and the issues in widespread use, and foresight of the next generation power devices, SiC, are reported.
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; air conditioning; carbon compounds; domestic appliances; elemental semiconductors; invertors; silicon compounds; AC-DC converters; air conditioners; energy-saving effect; home appliance; inverters; next generation power devices; power consumption rate; silicon carbide power devices; Frequency conversion; IP networks; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Refrigerators; Silicon carbide; Switches; TV; AC/DC converters; Air conditioners; SiC; inverters;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Hiroshima 2014 - ECCE-ASIA), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Hiroshima
DOI :
10.1109/IPEC.2014.6869871
