Topic: Silicon carbide (SiC)

Alstom in China pioneers new traction system

Alstom NUG Propulsion System (ANP), the company’s joint venture in China, has recently debuted a novel traction system on one of its trains. Trial operations in the city of Chengdu with passengers are currently underway....Read more

29-05-2023|Comment|author: Nick Augusteijn

Siemens joins forces with Mitsubishi for more efficiently powered trains

Siemens Mobility and Mitsubishi Electric Europe will cooperate in the field of power module technology based on silicon carbide (SiC). SiC has the potential of higher energy efficiency and reduced weight of rolling stock’s electrical...Read more

10-05-2022|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

Lower energy use and less noise result of Siemens’ tram test in Munich

The results of testing semiconductor technology based on silicon carbide in a tram in Munich are in. A reduction of both noise and energy use was achieved with the tests by Siemens Mobility and Stadtwerke...Read more

03-12-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

Siemens and Infineon improve efficiency of on-board power systems

Siemens Mobility and Infineon Technologies AG have developed new auxiliary converters (HBU) to make vehicle electrical systems with power semiconductors based on silicon carbide (SiC) more efficient and save energy. Siemens Mobility uses the new...Read more

19-03-2021|Comment|author: Esther Geerts