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GE to replace silicon with SiC in power products
Losses in power converters could be halved
At a press briefing in London this week on next generation technologies, power electronics company GE discussed imminent plans to replace silicon with SiC technology in all its power electronics products.
SiC will be introduced gradually over this year and next year according to GE Power Conversion's chief engineering officer Vlatko Vlatkovic.
SiC's ability to operate at higher temperatures with lower losses gives it a distinct advantage over silicon. GE expects to cut losses in power converters by half, increasing the power density by nearly 50 percent. In this way, it hopes to continue driving electricity costs down by up to 4 percent in both wind and solar power applications.
