August 2024 – Semikron’s Power Electronics for Solar Inverters

With the latest Generation 7 IGBTs and silicon carbide technologies, Semikron provides increased power density and efficiency for solar inverters.

Whether designing string inverters or central inverters, Semikron have the products to suit your needs.

Semikron’s portfolio includes a wide range of products for efficient solar inverters in all power ranges; residential, industrial and utility scale. Semikron’s products are scalable, from individual modules such as dedicated drivers, to high power SKiiP 4/7 IPMs and ready-to-use power electronic stacks. Semikron also offers a large range of 3-level power modules, IPMs and power electronic stacks, which can reduce system costs significantly as well as optimise annual energy production, especially for increased DC voltages up to 1500VDC.

Semikron’s Power Electronics for Solar Inverters

Key Features

• Supply chain safety with industrial standard package designs
• Inverter topologies: half-bridge, sixpack, TNPC, NPC, ANPC
• DC booster topologies: symmetrical boost and flying capacitor boost
• Latest 950V generation 7 IGBTs with optimised switching behaviour meet 1500Vdc solar
• Reduce time to market with enhanced driver cores that meet 1500Vdc and handle the complex shutdown patterns for NPC

Semikron Inverter Types

String Inverters 5kW – 250kW

Features:

• 1500VDC capability
• High efficiency
• High reliability to reduce downtime

Products:

• SEMITOP E
• MiniSKiiP
• SEMiX 5
• Drivers

Applications:

• Residential
• Commercial/industrial
• Utility

Central Inverters 250kW – 6MW

Features:

• 1500VDC capability
• High efficiency
• High reliability to reduce downtime

Products:

• SEMiX 5
• SEMiX 3 Press-Fit
• SEMITRANS Classic
• SEMITRANS 10
• SEMITRANS 20
• SKiiP 4/7 IPM
• Drivers

Applications:

• Commercial/industrial
• Utility

Learn more about Semikron’s power electronics for solar inverters by downloading the Solar and Energy Storage Systems Brochure here.

GD Rectifiers has been distributing Semikron’s comprehensive range of power semiconductors for over 50 years. GD Rectifiers offers competitive pricing, fast delivery and expert technical support on Semikron’s semiconductor range including: diodes, IGBTs, IGBT drivers, MOSFETs, rectifier bridges, SiC hybrid power modules, SiC power modules, thyristors and thyristor diode modules.

For further information on Semikron’s product range, or to discuss your requirements, please contact GD Rectifiers on: 01444 243 452 or email: enquiries@gdrectifiers.co.uk.