Nissan develops Worlds first inverter using SiC diodes for vehicle use

December 31st, 1969 | Category: Tech Talk


Nissan announced the development of the world’s first inverter using SiC (Silicon Carbide) diodes for vehicle use. Nissan has launched tests using an X-TRAIL FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) equipped with that technology.The newly developed inverter uses SiC for the diodes - a semiconductor device used to control the flow of current in a separate direction - and employs a new Nissan-developed heterojunction diode

(HJD) structure. Together the SiC diode and HJD structure reduce the overall size and weight of the inverter and dramatically improve its reliability. The new SiC diode technology is not limited to fuel cell vehicles, but can additionally be applied to the electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) currently under development by Nissan.

The newly developed SiC diode provides high […]

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