Smart Grid Semiconductor Solutions
Smart Grid is an upgrade of our existing grids towards a stable, clean and secure future.
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Electric grids are the largest technical constructions in the world – but years behind compared with the innovations seen in other technical fields. The drive for an environmentally friendly, low-CO2 world, higher quality requirements of modern industries and the rapid increase in energy consumption in emerging countries raise the need for a new electrical grid system.
The following three goals need to be reached:
- Reducing CO 2 emissions
- Balancing supply and demand of electricity
- Creating grid stability and security
To address all these topics, Smart Grids are necessary. A Smart Grid is an upgrade of our existing grids with distributed local intelligence, security, efficiency and upgraded control capabilities. It provides solutions on how to transform our hierarchical grid system into a de-centralized one. Also new grid elements such as renewable energy sources and electric cars can be integrated to increase efficiency. The fast development of semiconductor technologies and solutions is a key enabler for turning this concept into reality.
Infineon is the world’s leading supplier of Smart Grid semiconductor solutions – and the only one offering a complete portfolio for realizing a Smart Grid – from thyristors with the highest power ratings to control ICs with the lowest power consumption and highest degree of integration.