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Figure 6: At 800 V and current at 14 A, (a) DPT waveforms from E1 to E2 and (b) from E2 to E1
Figure 7: DPT test (a) rise time and (b) fall time at V = 600 V and I = 15 A
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B-TRAN APPLICATIONS
B-TRAN serves as a bidirectional switch capable of performing direct AC/AC conversion. This makes
it suitable for applications requiring bidirectional power transfer between the AC mains and the
load, including EVs, renewable-energy generation, energy storage, solid-state circuit breakers and
motor drives.
“If you can improve the range of the vehicle, which is something you can do with B-TRAN, and you
can get another 8% to 10% range out of the batteries but do it without the high cost of going to
silicon carbide, it wins on both counts,” Brdar said.
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