Geothermal drilling operations
The ambient temperatures found at certain depths, limit geothermal drilling operations because the generally available electronics doesn’t handle those temperatures. This limitation can now be surpassed by using TranSiC’s power transistors as they tolerate very high temperatures whilst preserving other important properties such as required reliability, robustness and power efficiency.
Oil & Gas down hole drilling
The Oil & Gas Industry is driven to drill deeper in order to access new reservoirs. The environment at these depths requires electronics that can satisfactorily withstand very high ambient temperature levels. TranSiC’s power transistors make it possible to construct solutions that enable the Oil & Gas Industry to access these harder-to-reach resources.
Avionics industry
There are applications within the aerospace and defense industry that uses equipment such as engines and turbo fans as well as control and sensing electronics that is placed near shells of rocket and space shuttles. As this equipment has to endure very high temperatures, TranSiC’s power transistor is an optimal solution. For these types of applications, the electronics has to submit to high levels of radiation, thus increasing the strain on the electronics. Since the TranSiC power transistor has been developed to resist the effects of extreme radiation, it is an excellent choice for these types of applications.
Medical applications
Similarly, radiation is a factor to consider when designing medical equipment such as an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) instrument. Elevated temperatures also have to be taken into consideration as a compact design solution often is preferred. As TranSiC’s Silicon Carbide transistors are very efficient the losses can be kept to a minimum, with less heating as a result. Therefore, with TranSiC’s power transistor, the need for cooling is decreased and a more compact design is achievable.
