Silicon Carbide Solutions for Industrial Low Voltage Motor Drives

Wolfspeed silicon carbide (SiC) enables the shift from traditional low-voltage motor drives to embedded motor drives where the drive and motor are combined into a smaller unit. These drives can reduce the overall system losses by up to 50%, improve drive efficiency by up to 2.6%, and achieve IE3 and IE4 efficiency standards.

The Wolfspeed broad portfolio of SiC MOSFETs and Schottky diodes offers flexibility when designing efficient low-voltage motor drive solutions. Compared to traditional IGBTs, Wolfspeed SiC MOSFETs and diodes offer lower conduction and switching losses, faster motor speeds, and enhanced precision control. These advantages result in optimized system performance, reduced audible noise, and solutions easily tailored to unique design needs.

Wolfspeed six-pack WolfPACK™ full-bridge power modules further simplify system design by enabling compact, lightweight, and fully integrated low-voltage industrial motor drives – with up to a 77% smaller heat sink.

Maximize industrial low voltage motor drive efficiency when simulating with the SpeedFit™ design simulator, the first step to selecting the right devices for designs.