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Wide Bandgap Generation (WBGen): Developing the Future Wide Bandgap Power Electronics Engineering Workforce
TYPE: PROJECT
Document Tags: 2021, 2020, 2022
PIs: Rolando Burgos
Sponsors: US Department of Energy
ABSTRACT
The goals of the proposed project are first to train the next generation of U.S. citizen power engineers with WBG power semiconductor expertise, thus aiding in fulfilling the future workforce needs in this field. Second, to broaden the range of WBG-based power electronics by conducting research and development on high-efficiency grid apparatus and high-efficiency electrical power systems. And third, to enhance the power engineering curriculum by formalizing WBG-oriented design procedures for power electronics components and systems that can effectively integrate the inherent, challenging material characteristics of these devices, which have effectively rendered design procedures for Silicon (Si) based power electronics obsolete.
