DEAR0001914
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
University of Florida Board of Trustees New Ultrafast Award
Control Number: 2998-1571
Title: A 3.3kV/200A 70kHz Half Bridge SiC Power Module with Low EMI, Low Power Loss, Good Thermal Management and High Reliability
University of Florida will develop technologies for a SiC power module with low EMI, low power loss, good thermal management, and high reliability for the building blocks in the control infrastructure of future power grids.
More specifically, they will develop an advanced interdisciplinary solution for SiC power modules to achieve EMI self-containment, switching power loss reduction, low thermal resistance, high junction temperature, high partial discharge inception voltage and online condition monitoring.
The proposed research will carry out a convergent interdisciplinary study that leads to fundamental breakthroughs in developing the most advanced wide bandgap power modules with high energy efficiency, self-contained EMI, superior thermal performance, and highly improved reliability.
The successful development of the proposed technologies will remove barriers and facilitate the wide adoption of SiC power modules in power grids and other power applications.
Control Number: 2998-1571
Title: A 3.3kV/200A 70kHz Half Bridge SiC Power Module with Low EMI, Low Power Loss, Good Thermal Management and High Reliability
University of Florida will develop technologies for a SiC power module with low EMI, low power loss, good thermal management, and high reliability for the building blocks in the control infrastructure of future power grids.
More specifically, they will develop an advanced interdisciplinary solution for SiC power modules to achieve EMI self-containment, switching power loss reduction, low thermal resistance, high junction temperature, high partial discharge inception voltage and online condition monitoring.
The proposed research will carry out a convergent interdisciplinary study that leads to fundamental breakthroughs in developing the most advanced wide bandgap power modules with high energy efficiency, self-contained EMI, superior thermal performance, and highly improved reliability.
The successful development of the proposed technologies will remove barriers and facilitate the wide adoption of SiC power modules in power grids and other power applications.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE GOAL OF THIS FOA, ENTITLED UNLOCKING LASTING TRANSFORMATIVE RESILIENCY ADVANCES BY FASTER ACTUATION OF POWER SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES (ULTRAFAST), IS TO ADVANCE THE PERFORMANCE LIMITS OF SILICON (SI), WIDE BANDGAP (WBG), AND ULTRA-WIDE BANDGAP (UWBG) SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES3 AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THEIR ACTUATION METHODS TO SUPPORT A MORE CAPABLE, RESILIENT, AND RELIABLE FUTURE GRID. THIS NEW PROGRAM SEEKS TO ENGAGE TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM POWER ELECTRONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS, PHOTONICS, AND OTHER RELATED FIELDS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION ULTRA-FAST SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND MODULES FOR ENHANCED RESILIENCY, RELIABILITY, AND CONTROL OF POWER FLOW AT ALL GRID INTERFACES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Gainesville,
Florida
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased from $3,070,645 to $3,070,919.
University Of Florida was awarded
Advanced SiC Power Module for Future Power Grids
Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001914
worth $3,070,919
from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in August 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Gainesville Florida United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity DE-FOA-0002998: Unlocking Lasting Transformative Resiliency Advances by Faster Actuation of Power Semiconductor Technologies (ULTRAFAST).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 3/31/25
Period of Performance
8/12/24
Start Date
8/11/27
End Date
Funding Split
$3.1M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.1M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for DEAR0001914
Transaction History
Modifications to DEAR0001914
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001914
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
NNFQH1JAPEP3
Awardee CAGE
5E687
Performance District
FL-03
Senators
Marco Rubio
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Modified: 3/31/25