1、Key Requirements and Innovations for increasing Power DensitiesKimmo Jokelainen,CTO4thDecember 2024CooliBlade definition of Power ElectronicsPower Electronics Overview:Focused on controlling and converting electric power with semiconductor devices.Common Applications:Frequency Converters&Industrial
2、Drives:Control motor speeds and power levels.Power levels:1 kW 100 MW+EV Charging:Manage power in fast,efficient EV charging stations.Power levels up to 500 kW or even 1,5 MWInverters&Converters:Convert DC to AC or adjust voltage levels for renewable energy,UPS,and power supplies.Power levels 1 kW 1
3、00 MW+ChallengeIntroBackgroundTransitionCooling solutionsConclusionsModern applications for power electronicsRenewable EnergyE-mobilityIndustrial enginesTelecommunicationLightingData centersDefenceMedicalChallengeBackgroundIntroTransitionCooling solutionsConclusionsThe most important component of Po
4、wer Electronics-IGBTProfessor Bantval Jayant Baliga is electrical engineer who has been recognized as theperson with the worlds largest negative carbon footprint.He is the inventor of the IGBT(Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor),a groundbreakinginnovation developed in the 1980s that has revolutionize
5、d power electronics.IGBT has greatly improved the efficiency of electrical devices.It has also acceleratedthe breakthrough in renewable energy productionHis invention has led to a remarkable reduction in global CO2 emissions,estimatedat 82 gigatons over the past three decades,equivalent to offsettin
6、g three years ofhuman-generated carbon emissions.In 2024,Prof.Baliga received the Millennium Technology Prize for his contributions to sustainable technology.ChallengeBackgroundIntroTransitionCooling solutionsConclusionsThe evolution of power electronicsFrom Silicon to Next-Generation Semiconductors