PEBB - Power Electronics Building Blocks from Concept to Reality

Author

Ericsen, T. ; Hingorani, N. ; Khersonsky, Yuri

Author_Institution

ONR Program Officer, Arlington, VA

fYear

2006

fDate

11-15 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Power electronics building block (PEBB) concept is a platform-based approach where basic building blocks are consistent with one another, have a defined functionality & standardized hardware and control interfaces. Adoption of building block(s) that can be used for multiple applications, results in high volume production, reduced engineering effort; design testing, onsite installation and maintenance work. ONR has funded several universities and manufacturers to utilize PEBB concept for a broad range of applications. This paper describes the evolution of PEBB from concept to reality in marine and commercial applications

Keywords

electronics industry; power electronics; PEBB; platform-based approach; power electronics building blocks; Costs; Design engineering; Hardware; Physics; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power system modeling; Production; Prototypes; Testing; EMAL; Power Electronics Building Blocks (PEBB); electric propulsion; naval and marine electric power systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 2006. PCIC '06. Record of Conference Papers - IEEE Industry Applications Society 53rd Annual

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0558-0

Electronic_ISBN

0090-3507

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.2006.359706

Filename

4199066