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Nissan develops new inverter technology for EV applications

Nissan has announced the development of the first inverter using SiC (Silicon Carbide) diodes for vehicle use. These inverters were first tried on a Nissan X-Trail FCV. According to Nissan, inverters on electric-powered vehicles control the electricity coming from the power source, and their size has often set limitations on vehicle layout. The newly developed inverter is made from SiC diodes and is used with a new Heterojunction Diode (HJD) structure (a diode structure using both SiC diodes and silicon). Nissan claims there are quite a number ... Read more →

Toyota, University of Warwick studying silicon carbide inverters for hybrids

Toyota and the University of Warwick are in the middle of a three-year joint research project studying silicon carbide's use in electric drivetrains, according to the video above, which is from March ...

Nissan develops new inverter technology for EV applications 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan has announced the development of the first inverter using SiC (Silicon Carbide) diodes for vehicle use. These inverters were first tried on a Nissan X-Trail FCV. According to Nissan, inverters on electric-powered vehicles control the electricity coming from the power source, and their size ...

Toyota, University of Warwick studying silicon carbide inverters for hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota and the University of Warwick are in the middle of a three-year joint research project studying silicon carbide's use in electric drivetrains, according to the video above, which is from March 2007. The video includes two Toyota engineers talking about the use of silicon carbide in their ...



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