Area of international cooperation | Electronic Circuit Breaker for DC Networks |
Japanese Project | SiC-DCBreaker for Automotive and Grid Applications |
German Project | Electronic Circuit Breaker based on SiC Technology for DC Networks |
Acronym | SiC-DCBreaker |
Duration | 01.08.2018 – 31.07.2021 (3 Years) |
German Funding | Federal Ministry of Edication and Research |
Contact
Peter Rechberger, M. Sc.
Project Coordination
Head of Cluster-Internationalization
Today there is a general trend towards utilization of DC networks not only related to the automotive on-board network and photovoltaic systems but also addressing home and office power networks as well as power grids in industrial production sites. However, there is a general challenge related to DC networks which is the spark-free and arcing-free switching/interruption of DC power. State of the art solutions are special mechanical switches suppressing the arcing (possible in low voltage applications) or hybrid solutions for higher voltages. Both solutions are bulky, heavy and expensive
The project ´Electronic Circuit Breaker for DC Networks´ aims at a full electronic solution taking benefit out of the low Ron resistance of SiC power devices. The project aims at different applications in the voltage range of several hundred volts DC. Two technology pathways are pursued:
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