How Silicon Carbide (SiC) is revolutionising power efficiency

Passion for Technology

Electricity plays a key role in sustainable development, because on the one hand a large proportion of the primary energy used remains unused due to conversion losses, and on the other hand new application technologies – for example e-mobility or heat pumps – lead to increased electricity consumption. In this context, a semiconductor material is increasingly coming into focus – silicon carbide or SiC. In this episode, we talk to Milan Ivkovic, Director of the Segment Analog and Power of EBV Elektronik and Hunter Freberg, PSG Technical Marketing Engineer at semiconductor manufacturer onsemi, about why this material is so exciting and where it offers opportunities in terms of sustainable power generation and use.

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Why is SiC so exciting in terms of sustainability? (00:01:48)

3. Are there values for how much energy can be saved by SiC power elements? (00:02:24)

4. For which applications is this interesting? (00:04:04)

5. What are the minimum power levels where SiC can be utilised? (00:05:54)

6. More power usually means higher voltages – where is the development going? (00:06:53)

7. What does this mean for power electronics and the use of SiC? (00:08:05)

8. How exactly does the use of SiC semiconductor devices improve energy efficiency? (00:08:52)

9. In which devices or components is SiC used? (00:11:59)

10. Are power electronics based on SiC more expensive than previous solutions? (00:13:09)

11. What does the use of SiC mean for the design of power electronics? (00:14:20)

12. Finally – where is the further development of SiC power electronics heading? (00:16:14)

13. Where does your passion for technology originates from? (00:17:49)