Solar PV Inverter maker Sineng design-assisted by onsemi on using SiC and IGBT

Sineng electric, China based maker of solar PV inverters is going for long time buy of discrete semiconductor expert onsemi's silicon Carbide MOSFETs and IGBTs to design new solar PV inverters. onsemi not only supplying the switching devices, it is also helping Sineng electric to solve power electronics design problems such as thermal analysis, system level design, and simulations of their inverter products. Both the companies are also in for supply chain understanding for a assured supply of power electronic components during demand spikes, where onsemi and Sineng have extended their existing long-term supply agreement (LTSA), signed in late 2022. Sineng Electric to use onsemi's EliteSiC silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and IGBT-based high-density power integrated modules (PIMs) in its utility-scale solar inverter and what claimed as industry-first 200kW energy storage system (ESS). Sineng is offering utility-scale solar Photo-Voltaic inverter which is power efficient, simple in design, lower in maintainance costs and lower downtimes compared to a centralized inverter solution finally resulting in lesser cost of ownership. “onsemi supports us in solving the most challenging technical problems such as system-level design, simulations, thermal analysis and creation of sophisticated control algorithms,” said Qiang Wu, chairman of Sineng Electric. “Integrating the highly eff...