May 2020

18 POWER GaN www.Finepower.com Issue 2 2020 Power Electronics Europe www.power-mag.com enables higher positioning accuracy. The advantages of GaN for high precision motor drives include the ability to get higher output in a smaller sized solution, faster response time, lower torque ripple, lower EMI generation, and lighter weight motors. GaN integration The greatest opportunity for GaN to impact the performance of power conversion systems comes from the intrinsic ability to integrate both power- level and signal-level devices on the same substrate. EPC has been been developing GaN technology from the original discrete devices to monolithic half-bride deivces to power FETs that include their own monolithically integrated driver. Additionally, EPC has been developing customer specific GaN ICs for the past several years. The general release of more complex monolithic GaN solutions will offer in-circuit performance beyond the capabilities of Silicon solutions and enhance the ease of design for power systems engineers. Conclusion All in all, GaN components serve a wide range of technically challenging applications with very high growth potential. Today’s GaN FETs are improving rapidly in performance and the current benchmark devices are still 300 times away from their theoretical performance limits. EPC has been shipping GaN transistors for a decade with over 100 billion hours of field experience with fewer failures than the mature power MOSFET. Finepower supports developers in technical questions regarding EPC components as well as logistical issues with an appropriate stock level and demand-oriented delivery for series production. Figure 4: Typical 3- phase motor drive with filter To receive your own copy of Power Electronics Europe subscribe today at: www.power-mag.com Rethink everything you know about power supplies. high voltage the new DIGITAL Introducing the SPS Series of Digital High Voltage Power Supplies • Patented Technology • Remote Monitoring and Control • CONFIGURE or CUSTOMIZE Features & Performance with Software Outputs up to 6kV & 30W Contact DTI today to learn what the SPS Series can do for your design. +1-972-248-7691 II www.deantechnology.com