The extended plenary session at this week’s second-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum in San Jose, featured speakers from Fairchild Semiconductor, TDI Power, Qualcomm Atheros and Redpine Signals addressing a broad array of advanced technology solutions for the successful development of the next-generation of smart grid applications.
Dan Kinzer, Chief Technology Officer from Fairchild presented the latest developments in advanced semiconductor technologies for an array of smart grid applications. He started his talk with a discussion of the advantages of a SiC BJT based solution for improving the performance of both PV inverters and electric vehicle power electronics. Among the advantages derived from using SiC BJTs in these applications are higher efficiencies, smaller converters (as a result of higher switching frequencies), and improved reliability.
