Feasibility Assessment of a New Ultra-High Voltage Silicon Carbide Power Electronics Converter Technology for Electricity Grids

该项目旨在研究和评估一种新的超高压碳化硅(UHV SIC)晶闸管技术的技术和商业可行性，该技术用于电力传输应用的大型电力电子变流器，包括高压直流(HVDC)和灵活交流输电系统(FACTS)。将首次建造和测试采用特高压碳化硅晶闸管技术的小规模原型变流器，并将与商用硅基变流器进行性能评估。此外，还将评估和量化特高压碳化硅晶闸管技术的经济性和可行性，以便在FACTS和高压直流输电系统的大型变流器中使用。

The project aims to study and assess the technical and commercial feasibility of a new Ultra-High Voltage Silicon Carbide (UHV SiC) Thyristor technology for use in large-scale power electronics converters for electricity transmission applications, including High Voltage DC (HVDC) and Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS). A small-scale prototype converter incorporating the UHV SiC Thyristor technology will be built and tested for the first time, and its performance will be assessed against commercial Silicon-based converters. In addition, the economics and feasibility of the UHV SiC Thyristor technology will be assessed and quantified for use in large-scale converters in FACTS and HVDC systems.