Next Generation Power Electronics - Research Cooperation of Leading Regions

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1 Next Generation Power Electronics - Research Cooperation of Leading Regions Dipl.-Phys. Thomas Harder ECPE Network & Power Electronics Cluster Cluster Symposium, Tokyo, 20. September ECPE e.v. 1

2 Content: European ECPE Network and Regional Cluster in Power Electronics Cluster Internationalization and Cooperation with Japan Why Next Generation Power Electronics - where is the disruptive change? Research Cooperation of Leading Regions in WBG Power Electronics

3 Importance of Power Electronics Energy Efficiency - Renewables - Emobility - Smart Grids Power Electronics is key for improving energy efficiency and enabling a sustainable energy supply based on renewables. It is a cross-functional technology enabling: feeding-in wind and solar energy efficiently to the grids, the stabilisation of the power grids with increasing share of fluctuating renewable energies, highly efficient variable speed motor drives, the energy efficient and low-emission mobility with full electric or hybrid vehicles, an energy saving lighting technology, efficient energy recovery and energy management of batteries. Overall energy saving potential related to power electronics is estimated to 25-30%, e.g. by variable speed drives, lighting, efficient power supplies for data centres, zero power standby.

4 The European ECPE Network ECPE European Center for Power Electronics the Industry-driven Research Network for Power Electronics with more than 170 member organisations in Europe A strong voice of the Power Electronics community in Europe to the public and to politics! Main Objectives: Precompetitive Joint Research in Power Electronic Systems - ECPE Projects with focus on automotive & industrial power electronic systems as well as renewable energies and electronic power grids - EC or national funded research projects with partners from the Network Expert Workshops & Advanced Training - ECPE Workshops, Tutorials and practical lab courses for engineers in industry - ECPE online course Power Electronics Public Relations & Lobbying for Power Electronics Directions: - Research Programmes addressing Power Electronics - Young Engineers Needed! ECPE e.v. 4

5 ECPE the industry-driven Research Network with 81 Industrial Members

6 and 92 ECPE Competence Centres 6

7 The Regional Cluster Initiative in Bavaria w. Power Electronics Cluster in ECPE e.v. Main activities of Power Electronics Cluster: Joint projects with regional partners Cluster Seminars and Tutorials Strategic market development

8 ECPE e.v. Office in Nuremberg, Germany with the ECPE/Cluster Team ECPE General Manager: Dipl.-Phys Thomas Harder (since 2003) ECPE Office Team: 11 people working in a team to drive the ECPE Network and the Cluster (5 engineers and 6 employees for event organisation and administrative tasks) Contact: ECPE e.v. Landgrabenstrasse 94, Nuremberg, Germany Phone: Web: and thomas.harder@ecpe.org ECPE e.v. 8

9 Content: European ECPE Network and Regional Cluster in Power Electronics Cluster Internationalization and Cooperation with Japan Why Next Generation Power Electronics - where is the disruptive change? Research Cooperation of Leading Regions in WBG Power Electronics

10 Cluster Internationalization Strengthening International Cooperation Internationalization of Excellent Clusters Our topic: Next Generation Power Electronics - Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductor Devices and System Integration Our Partner: Japan - NPERC-J Consortium, Tokyo - Osaka University Main objectives: Integration of excellent Clusters/Networks and their members into international innovation and knowledge processes Building up sustainable international cooperations Sustainable added value for German industry with mutual benefit for all partners Key is the win-win situation for both innovation regions: Both innovation regions have leading positions in power electronics Win-win: facilitate and accelerate the new WBG power electronics to gain breakthrough ECPE e.v./cluster Leistungselektronik

11 CLINT-WPE Cooperation Partners Germany/Bavaria: Regional Power Electronics Cluster within ECPE e.v. about 130 organisations (companies, research institutes) about 50 stakeholders are involved in this project Japan: Prof. Hiromichi Ohashi New Generation of Power Electronics and System Research Consortium Osaka University, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research ECPE e.v./cluster Leistungselektronik Prof. Katsuaki Suganuma 11

12 CLINT-WPE Project Status Project timing (on German side): Concept phase: 2 years ( ) with funding for Cluster office in ECPE e.v. Project phase: 3 years (> 2018), 3 mio. funding allocated for 2 R&D projects Main goals: Start research cooperation of German and Japanese partners/project consortia Facilitate breakthrough of WBG power electronics Intensification of German-Japanese contacts Joint events and technical exchange Important Milestones 2017: Internationalization strategy paper Roadmap for WBG lead applications 2 R&D project proposals (consortium, workplan) WBG user training Joint Workshops in Nuremberg and Tokyo ECPE e.v./cluster Leistungselektronik 12

13 CLINT-WPE Meetings/Events Kick-off & Steering Committee Meeting SME Workshop Intercultural Competence Trainings Yole Développement Workshop WBG User Training Visits to Japan Roadmap Discussion 13

14 Content: European ECPE Network and Regional Cluster in Power Electronics Cluster Internationalization and Cooperation with Japan Why Next Generation Power Electronics - where is the disruptive change? Research Cooperation of Leading Regions in WBG Power Electronics

15 Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics The Wide Bandgap semiconductors silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) offer better efficiency and higher power density compared to silicon which is dominating power electronics today. The advantages of SiC and GaN on system level, higher voltage and temperature operation as well as higher switching frequency enabling volume and weight reduction, are related to fundamental material properties of these materials, e.g. electric field, energy gap, electron velocity, melting point and thermal conductivity. Fast switching will become key in many applications because this enables the miniaturization of passive components and thereby, the miniaturization of power electronic systems ECPE e.v. 15

16 Power Ranges and Applications for Si, SiC, GaN Power Devices 202x Source: T. Egawa, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

17 Disruptive Element demonstrated by Google/IEEE Little Box Challenge 2015/16 The challenge was to build a power inverter that is about 10 times smaller than the state-of-the-art. Finalist FhG IISB Finalist ETHZ/FhG IZM Source: J.W. Kolar et al., CIPS 2016, Nuremberg

18 Europe: ECPE Position Paper Next Generation Power Electronics based on WBG Devices ECPE e.v. 18

19 Content: European ECPE Network and Regional Cluster in Power Electronics Cluster Internationalization and Cooperation with Japan Why Next Generation Power Electronics - where is the disruptive change? Research Cooperation of Leading Regions in WBG Power Electronics

20 International Cooperation with Japan (AIST PERC and NPERC-J) Baseline: CLINT-WPE: > 10 years of cooperation of ECPE and PERC entering the next level of cooperation by starting a research cooperation in joint R&D projects e at Joint Roadmap Meeting in Japan January 2008 at 10 Years ECPE Anniversary in Nuremberg, April 2013

21 Next Generation Power Electronics: Leading Regions, Role of Semic. Devices GaN patent applications (top 20): Leverage from wafer to system: factor 100! Source: CLINT Workshop with Yole Développement, June ECPE e.v. 21

22 Strategic Cooperation with Japan NPERC-J Consortium ECPE e.v. 22