Projektbeschreibung
Neu an erneuerbare Energiequellen angepasste Wandler
Die Bemühungen zugunsten einer Umstellung auf umweltfreundlichere erneuerbare Energiequellen, um den Klimawandel einzudämmen, haben zu zahlreichen Störungen im unvorbereiteten Stromnetz geführt. Sie haben außerdem die Anpassung an diese neuen Energiequellen und die Infrastruktur für das Aufladen von Elektrofahrzeugen erschwert. Die Gleichstromladeinfrastruktur bietet eine mögliche Lösung für die Integration dieser neuen Energiequellen. Dafür wäre jedoch der Einsatz effizienter, kostengünstiger und kompakter Gleichspannungswandler für Nieder- und Mittelspannung erforderlich, die derzeit nicht verfügbar sind. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt FOR2ENSICS schlägt vor, diese Wandler durch den Einsatz von Ultrahochspannungsschaltanlagen auf der Basis von Siliziumkarbid (SiC) und durch die Entwicklung und Nutzung kostengünstiger, hocheffizienter Produktionsverfahren zu entwickeln.
Ziel
Driven by the continued effort to combat the climate change and achieve carbon neutrality, the composition of the energy sources and consumers connected to the electrical grid is rapidly changing. An increasing amount of issues are being experienced by distribution system operators while trying to accommodate new systems like renewable energy sources or electric vehicles charging infrastructure. One of the possible solutions is to develop a DC distribution infrastructure, which is especially interesting as most of the new connections mentioned above are native DC sources and loads, respectively. This requires low cost, very efficient and compact DC/DC converters from LV (<1500V) up to MV (>10kV). However, currently no commercial solutions exist on the market. The aim of this project is to develop and demonstrate a commercial DC/DC converter prototype which can be introduced to the market within short timescale (<3 years) after completion of the project. To achieve such an ambitious target, the project team has decided to focus on the development of ultra- high voltage (UHV) SiC based switching devices which would allow for a remarkable simplification of the converter topology as well as a very compact design when coupled with high frequency operation. For this purpose, the project aims at the design, fabrication and testing of 15 kV SiC IGBTs modules. The choice of the device technology is based on previous studies, which point towards a break-even voltage between SiC MOSFET and SiC IGBT just above 10 kV. Highly relevant, both cost and environmental impact reduction of the fabrication processes will be targeted, using novel approaches for material growth and semiconductor processing. At the same time, another major target of the project is to understand reliability issues affecting different converter components such as UHV switching devices, passive components, and medium frequency transformer associated with high switching frequency and high voltage environment.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power distribution
- social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles
- natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicstopology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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