Standard packaging and interconnection technologies of power devices have difficulties meeting the increasing thermal demands of new application fields of power electronics devices. Main restrictions are the decreasing reliability of bond-wires and solder layers with increasing junction temperature. In the last few years intensive efforts have been invested in developing new packaging and inter...

The technology of power electronics has practically attained maturity after four decades of dynamic evolution. In future, there will be tremendous emphasis on power electronics applications in the areas of industrial, residential, commercial, transportation, aerospace, military and electric utility systems. In the coming decades, we expect to see increasing emphasis on application-oriented R&D ...

This paper details the design and application of a new ultra-high speed real-time emulation for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) testing and design of high-power power electronics systems. Our real-time hardware emulation for HiL system is based on a custom, heterogeneous, reconfigurable, multicore processor design that emulates power electronics, and includes a circuit compiler that translates graph...

This paper details the design and application of a new ultra-high speed real-time simulation for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) testing and design of high-power power electronics systems. Our real-time hardware emulation for HiL system is based on a custom, heterogeneous, reconfigurable, multicore processor design that emulates power electronics, and includes a circuit compiler that translates grap...

The PEBBs are fundamental building cells, integrating state-of-the-art techniques for large scale power electronics systems. Conventional power electronics systems lack high degree of integration and standardization. PEBBs help to standardize and simplify the design process. Instead of working with components, designers work at block level and this greatly reduces the design effort.

This report presents a survey on generator concepts and power electronic concepts for wind turbines. The report is aimed as a tool for decision-makers and development people with respect to wind turbine manufactures, utilities, and independent system operators as well as manufactures of generators and power electronics. The survey is focused on the electric development of wind turbines and it y...