Application Notes

• “Eddy Current Effects in Film Capacitors and their Impact on Interconnect Systems in High Power Applications” (pdf link)
  Presented at the Motor, Drive & Automation Systems Conference 2009
  SBE summary of Power Ring research being conducted under our DoE SBIR and description of numerous interconnect options for efficient use
• “New Inverter Layout and DC Link Capacitor Integration for Increased System Density and Performance”
  Presented at the IECON’08 – 34th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
  Technical Paper (pdf link)
  Presentation (pdf link)
  Discussion on the increased inverter efficiency which can be obtained by integrating the inverter switches and the DC Link capacitor into an optimized module.
• “Stacking the Power Ring for High Voltage and High Current Applications”
  From the 2007 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference.
  Technical Paper (pdf link)
  Presentation (pdf link) providing the details of the testing and design aspects in support of the above technical paper and an overview of the Power Ring stack, details on voltage grading, modularity advantages, and technical findings of the interconnect system used in the stack assembly.
• Thermal Considerations Regarding the Use of the Power Ring in High Ripple Current Applications (pdf link)
  Presentation from Motor & Drive Systems 2007; an overview of temperature rise, bus interconnect considerations, and the Power Ring’s ability to handle extreme operating conditions.
• Power Ring for embedded e-drive applications (pdf link)
  Presentation from Motor & Drive Systems 2006 regarding implementation of Power Ring with circular inverter design.
• “Reliability Considerations of Inverter/DC Link Capacitor Using PP Film and 105°C Engine Coolant”
  Presented at the IMAPS 2008 – 41st International Symposium on Microelectronics.
  Technical Paper (pdf link)
  Presentation (pdf link)
  Discussion on the possible reliability improvements using the SBE Power Ring in an Automotive Inverter application.