Mitsubishi joins Horizon Europe's FLAGCHIP project
Mitsubishi Electric's European subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe BV will begin developing a prototype to demonstrate a junction-temperature estimation technology for SiC power modules, as a partner in the European Union's Horizon Europe FLAGCHIP project.
The technology will measure the condition of SiC-MOSFETs inside the power module, to provide data for accurately estimating module degradation.
FLAGCHIP (Flagship Advanced Solutions for Condition and Health Monitoring in Power Electronics) involves 11 companies and academic institutions from nine European countries who will develop advanced power modules, condition and health monitoring technologies, and methods for calculating cost efficiency of renewable-energy power-generation systems and reducing associated costs.
The partners will demonstrate wind-power and solar-power generation systems using these technologies and methods at test facilities owned by project partners in Norway and France.
Starting in October 2026, the plan is to use the Mitsubishi Electric developed prototype at a test facility in France where direct current (DC) voltage is converted to a specific DC voltage for a wind-power generation system.
