MOSFETs: energy use and power loss calculator?
…misfire. Hence MOSFETs and IGBTs are driven by voltage. MOSFETs were invented at Bell Labs in 1959 and are now the most used power semiconductor device in the world. Something…
Power-MOSFETs: leading companies?
…companies making power MOSFETs, especially new and higher-efficiency devices using Silicon Carbide as the semiconductor. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart This data-file screens companies making power-MOSFETs, especially silicon carbide MOSFETs…
EV fast charging: opening the electric floodgates?
This 14-page note explains the crucial power-electronics in an electric vehicle fast-charging station, running at 150-350kW, to charge up an entire EV in 10-30 minutes. Most important are power-MOSFETs, comprising…
Power grids: opportunities in the energy transition?
…interesting incremental jolts for the energy transition is the 1-10pp higher efficiency and rising market share of SiC MOSFETs. Leading companies in SiC and MOSFETs are screened here. (10) Inertia…
Silicon carbide: production costs?
…CO2, and the other 50% comes via 6MWH/ton of electricity use. Silicon carbide can also be made into semiconductor wafers, underpinning MOSFETs with low resistances, high switching frequencies, and increasing…
DC-DC power converters: efficiency calculations?
…the MPPT in solar, to wind turbines, to charging and discharging batteries, such as in electric vehicles. DC-DC converters invariably contain one or more MOSFETs, diodes, inductors and capacitors. Think…
Energy intensity of AI: chomping at the bit?
…circuit to control another. The basic working principles of MOSFETs are explained briefly on page 4. All computers also contain a clock which is an oscillator circuit, generating pulses at…
Solar inverters: companies, products and costs?
…modules in an AC waveform that can be transmitted across power grids or used in electronic devices. This is achieved via pulse width modulation (explained here) using IGBTs and MOSFETs…
Thermodynamics of prime movers: energy from first principles?
…the underlying theory of semiconductors, you will find it deeply uncomfortable to bet against the long-run rise of semiconductors. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/10/19/semiconductor-physics-piece-de-resistance/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/mosfets-energy-use-and-power-loss-calculator/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/09/16/power-grids-tenet/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/05/05/power-transmission-raising-electrical-potential/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/09/07/leds-seeing-the-light/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/04/20/what-is-the-energy-consumption-of-the-internet/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/06/29/omniscience-how-will-ai-reshape-the-energy-transition/ Electric motors are also…
Grid-scale battery costs: $/kW or $/kWh?
…very specific and pre-defined voltage. Hence power electronics are required to connect a battery into the grid. An inverter containing multiple layers of MOSFETs is used to synthesize an AC…