Integrated Electric Drive with HV2 Modular Electric Machine and SiC Based Power Converters Award Number: DE-EE0007255 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Advanced Manufacturing Date: 01/19/2016 Location(s): OH Office(s): Golden Field Office
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January 19, 2016
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Integrated Electric Drive with HV2 Modular Electric Machine and SiC Based Power Converters
Award Number: DE-EE0007255
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Advanced Manufacturing
Date: 01/19/2016
Location(s): OH
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the Ohio State University to design, fabricate and test an innovative high-performance, high-speed power converter capable of integrating into electric grids while avoiding energy losses associated with power transformers.
The proposed project activities would occur indoors at existing laboratory facilities at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) in Golden, CO. Ohio State would design, build, and test the downscaled (6.5 kV) and full-scale (13.8 kV) SiC modular multilevel converters and related controller circuits. Oregon State would develop and test control algorithms for the high voltage modular multilevel converter and drive system and conduct partial discharge tests for high voltage windings. NREL would conduct thermal analysis and packaging design for the high voltage power converters using computer-aided engineering tools. The facilities in which laboratory work would occur are purpose-built for the type of activities being proposed; therefore, no adverse impacts to sensitive resources are expected as a result of the proposed project.