Data Center Journal

VOLUME 47 | DECEMBER 2016

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By anthony pinkey Silicon-Carbide Semiconductors Increase UPS Reliability and Efficiency 20 | THE DATA CENTER JOURNAL www.datacenterjournal.com Challenges in the data center can parallel the challenges in semiconductor manufacturing: maximizing efficiency, reducing size, increasing power quality/ reliability and reducing costs. The data center industry just witnessed the introduction of wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors into the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) marketplace. WBG semiconductors are materials that permit power-switching devices to operate at much higher voltages, frequencies and temperatures than conventional semiconductor materials. They also enable construction of more-powerful electrical-switching devices that are cheaper and more energy efficient than their predecessors. In this article, we will take a look at the role of the wide-bandgap semiconductor and its development.

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