When we speak of efficiency, we are referring mainly to electrical efficiency. This usage, however, is a restriction of the meaning of the word efficiency itself. In power-electronics applications the ...

With the global trend toward green power and affordable energy gaining momentum, applications such as home appliances, lighting, and power tools, as well as other industrial equipment and ...

In order to move to renewable sources of energy like wind and solar, we need powerful inverters. IGBTs are the key components here. They also play an important role when it comes to power electronics, ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the development of a new generation of Si-IGBTs (Silicon ...

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX, “Magnachip”) today announced the launch of its new series of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) designed for ...

You can’t feed electricity from a solar power plant or wind turbine straight into the mains, you have to convert it using an inverter. IGBTs are fast power switches that “float” on high potentials and ...

Earlier this week, Californian company Pre-Switch claimed 99.3% efficiency for a 100kHz electric vehicle traction inverter running at 100kW. It credits this impressive figure to the use of a resonant ...