Semiconductor Engineering

Short-Circuit Ruggedness In SiC MOSFETs

Trench-based silicon carbide power MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors) represent a dramatic improvement in the Figure of Merit (FOM) values of power conversion switching ...
pv magazine International

Inverter protection system triggers permanent short circuit in under 1 millisecond

A German research team has developed a semiconductor-based protection concept tailored to renewable energy systems that forces a permanent short circuit in less than 1 millisecond in the event of a ...
The Boston Globe

Short circuit at fault in dragging death of Red Line passenger last year, NTSB finds

Federal investigators on Tuesday said a short circuit was to blame for the failure of a safety system designed to prevent a Red Line train from accelerating and dragging a passenger to his death last ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Anode Interlayers To Reduce Interfacial Resistance Of Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries And Prevent Short-Circuit Formation

A technical paper titled “Design Strategies for Anodes and Interfaces Toward Practical Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries” was published by researchers at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology.
Electronic Design

Fused Capacitor Guards Against Short Circuits

From AVX (www.avx.com), the TBW series tantalum Fused Capacitor provides increased protection against short circuit failure modes. Using a thin film technology, the TBW Fused Capacitor has an internal ...