More efficiency for power electronics
Under the auspices of the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, the EU project HiPoSwitch has now been launched. The project aims at more compact and more powerful energy converters which are used, for example, in information and communication technology and solar inverter technology. The activities cover the whole value added chain, from GaN power device development to industrial application.
Low energy consumption and high output powers are the core requirements for modern power converter systems. The systems should protect natural resources and cope with the increasing power consumption in communication infrastructure required for further increased data rates. Power transistors are the elementary devices in electronic power converters transforming continuous and alternating current into the effective voltages used by the systems
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Press release: 10.11.2011