Title :
FREEDM System: Role of power electronics and power semiconductors in developing an energy internet
Author :
Huang, Alex Q. ; Baliga, Jay
Author_Institution :
FREEDM Syst. Center, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Generation-III Engineering Research Center (ERC) established in 2008 with the mission to develop the fundamental and enabling technologies necessary for a new and paradigm shifting power grid infrastructure, the FREEDM System. This paper will highlight the role of power electronics and power semiconductors in developing an energy internet. The revolutionary impact of high voltage SiC and GaN power devices in utility and FREEDM System is discussed.
Keywords :
Internet; gallium compounds; power semiconductor devices; silicon compounds; energy internet; future renewable electric energy delivery and management systems; power electronics; power semiconductors; Energy management; Engineering management; Internet; Mesh generation; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power grids; Power system management; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices & IC's, 2009. ISPSD 2009. 21st International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3525-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1943-653X
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.2009.5157988
