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Lux: future use of wide bandgap materials in power electronics will reduce EV cost

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In electronic devices, WBG semiconductors can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses that currently occur during AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC electricity conversion, and they can handle voltages more than 10 times higher than Si-based devices, greatly enhancing performance in high-power applications. million to a $3.8-million

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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Teledyne Scientific Company and its project team will develop a 14 kW power converter for 480 VAC electric motors capable of reaching very high levels of efficiency and power density. Power Conversion Through Novel Current Source Matrix Converter (MxC). University of Arkansas. 1,602,275. . 1,899,939.

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