Silicon Carbide Converter Design: A Review

Asif Rasul, Rita Teixeira and José Baptista ()
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Asif Rasul: Department of Engineering, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Rita Teixeira: Department of Engineering, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
José Baptista: Department of Engineering, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 8, 1-33

Abstract: To achieve lower switching losses and higher frequency capabilities in converter design, researchers worldwide have been investigating Silicon carbide (SiC) modules and MOSFETs. In power electronics, wide bandgap devices such as Silicon carbide are essential for creating more efficient, higher-density, and higher-power-rated converters. Devices like SiC and Gallium nitride (GaN) offer numerous advantages in power electronics, particularly by influencing parasitic capacitance and inductance in printed circuit boards (PCBs). A review paper on Silicon carbide converter designs using coupled inductors provides a comprehensive analysis of the advancements in SiC-based power converter technologies. Over the past decade, SiC converter designs have demonstrated both efficiency and reliability, underscoring significant improvements in performance and design methodologies over time. This review paper examines developments in Silicon carbide converter design from 2014 to 2024, with a focus on the research conducted in the past ten years. It highlights the advantages of SiC technology, techniques for constructing converters, and the impact on other components. Additionally, a bibliometric analysis of prior studies has been conducted, with a particular focus on strategies to minimize switching losses, as discussed in the reviewed articles.

Keywords: wide bandgap devices; SiC (Silicon carbide); PCB (printed circuit board); MOSFETs (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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