The BiDFET Device and Its Impact on Converters

B. Jayant Baliga, Douglas C. Hopkins, Subhashish Bhattacharya, Aditi Agarwal, Tzu-Hsuan Cheng, Ramandeep Narwal, Ajit Kanale, Suyash Sushilkumar Shah, Kijeong Han
March, 2023
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Abstract

The matrix converter topology for direct ac-to-ac conversion offers elimination of the bulky and unreliable d.c. link capacitors used in the popular voltage-source inverter (VSI) with a front-end rectifier. The resulting more compact and higher efficiency implementation is a desirable solution for a wide variety of applications, such as photovoltaic energy generation, motor drives, and energy storage systems.

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Journal article
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IEEE Power Electronics Magazine
Commutation cell four quadrant switch SiC bidirectional FET BiDFET characterization switching loss dead time overlap time commutation scheme matrix converter
Ramandeep Narwal
Ramandeep Narwal
Ph.D. Candidate

Ramandeep Narwal is a Ph.D. candidate in the research group of Prof. Subhashish Bhattacharya at the FREEDM Systems Center, NC State University.