Third-Gen Schottkies Eye Motor-Drive/Renewable-Energy Apps

Feb. 18, 2009
Infineon’s third generation thinQ! SiC Schottky diodes claim to deliver the industry's lowest capacitance for any given current rating. Target applications include active PFC in switched-mode power supplies and other ac-dc and dc-dc topologies such as sol

Infineon’s third generation thinQ! SiC Schottky diodes claim to deliver the industry's lowest capacitance for any given current rating. Target applications include active PFC in switched-mode power supplies and other ac-dc and dc-dc topologies such as solar inverters and motor drives.

Compared to the second generation, device capacitances are about 40% lower. For example, in a 1-kW PFC stage operating at 250 kHz there will be an improvement of 0.4% in the overall efficiency under 20% load conditions.

For more information, visit www.infineon.com/sic

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