Result description
The high power range (200kW) SiC-based power electronics (PE) aim to reduce the size and weight of the whole PE, enhancing at the same time the cost-effectiveness and the efficiency if compared with current benchmark technologies, and therefore making them suitable for advanced automotive applications
Target: +50% power density in power electronics compared to current benchmark technologies
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Grants and Subsidies
- Expanding to more markets /finding new customers
- Further grants or subsidies to continue the development of the technology
- Research partners that can provide added value to the current developments in next research programmes
- Find customers or industries that can help to fulfil our market potential with regards to this result
- Public or private funding institutions
- Other Actors who can help us fulfil our market potential
- Research and Technology Organisations
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
Current stage: SiC-based Power Electronics manufactured and integrated with the 200 kW electric motors.
Next steps: further development of the technology and the existing prototypes, or progressing in the commercialization of the current prototypes
The robustness of the design (at hardware and software levels) ensures its replicability. In fact, within the project 4 identical medium power range power electronics have been built.
SiC semiconductors are a novel technology which is expected to be introduced in the market at mass scale by 2022. From that point, the increase in the number of suppliers and applications, as well as the cost reduction will ensure the sustainability of the solution herein referred.
Result submitted to Horizon Results Platform by IFP Energies nouvelles