Wide Bandgap Power Electronics

Stream 1 will focus on the underpinning technologies for mobility applications and their connectivity to electrical power grids and networks through the emerging UK industry in Wide-Bandgap Power Electronics.

Students will undertake core modules from the School of Engineering MSc programmes, plus an optional module to complete the year one requirements.

Core modules for Stream 1:

• Power Systems and Electrical Machines

• Power Electronic Converters & Devices

• Advanced Power Electronic Converters and Devices

• Control of Electrical Drives

• Operation and Control of Power Systems

All students will have full access to additional modules on research skills, business, ethics, social responsibility and policy.

Industrial sponsors and relevant external partners will deliver specific training and illustrative lectures throughout the programme.

More information on the power electronics research team and projects is available here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/engresearch/electricalpowerandcontrolLink opens in a new window

Work undertaken by students includes:

The Development of deposited MOS interfaces for 1.2kV SiC MOSFETs

Dual Active Bridge Converter Optimisation and Integration for Charging and and Phovoltaic Renewable Applications

Design and characterisation of high power density SiC automotive power modules

Development of temporary overcurrent-capable microchannel cooling-integrated power modules

Advanced Packaging of Wide-Bandgap Power Devices for Enhanced Integration, Improved Converter Efficiency and Reliability

High-quality 3C-SiC, MEMS, and power electronics for harsh environments

Multiphysics Finite Element Analysis of Power Electronic Package under Pulse Power Loads

Characterisation, Reliability and Dynamic Stability of SiC Power MOSFETs

Scaling Down Megawatt-Level SSTs: Prototype Design and Performance Evaluation

Feasibility Study of GaN-Based Inverters for Next-Generation Automotive Traction Applications. Impact of Deadtime and Modulation Schemes on 800 V / 40 kW IMS-based 3L-ANPC Inverter

Semiconductor Thyratron Replacement for Extract Kicker Power Supplies

High-Speed Vth Measurement and Compact SPICE Modelling for BTI and GSI Reliability Assessment in SiC MOSFETs

Impact of Void Formation on Semi-Superjunction SiC Schottky Rectifiers for Trench-Filling-Based Fabrication Process

Radiation Hardness and Performance Enhancement of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Devices

Simulation tools for evaluating and testing power switches for automotive inverters