SafePower – Safer and More Reliable WBG/UWBG-based MVDC Power Converters.

SafePower is developing the next generation of energy converters to make power systems more efficient, reliable, and sustainable. The project explores key enabling technologies and the use of artificial intelligence to create smarter solutions that enhance performance, reduce operational costs, and improve system security.
SafePower’s innovations aim to maintain and optimize power systems, ensuring smooth operation even under challenging environmental or load conditions. A major focus is on advancing Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) converters, which are critical for the energy systems of the future.
Through cutting-edge research, SafePower is paving the way for smarter grid solutions, supporting the transition towards resilient, low-carbon energy infrastructures across Europe.

SafePower focuses its activities around four major pillars:

• Condition & Health Monitoring – Advancing techniques for real-time monitoring, digital twins, AI strategies, and cost models to optimize system maintenance.

• SiC Device Innovations – Developing advanced SiC MOSFETs, JFETs for DC breakers, and improving manufacturing efficiency and packaging.

• Ga₂O₃ Device Prospection – Exploring promising ultra-wide bandgap materials, device design, and characterization for next-generation converters.

• Advanced Controls & Topologies – Implementing intelligent monitoring, innovative converter designs, and digital twin technologies to enhance system performance.

Learn more: www.safepowerproject.eu

FLAGCHIP – advanced solutions for Condition and Health monitoring In Power electronics

FLAGCHIP addresses the growing demand for reliable and efficient power converters by pushing innovation in three key areas:

• Power Modules – with novel device and package-level designs;

• Condition and Health Monitoring (C&HM) – for predictive maintenance and reduced downtime;

• Cost Efficiency – ensuring affordable, scalable solutions for various applications.

The project focuses on validating wide bandgap (WBG) and ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor technologies and integrating them into compact, cost-effective power modules. Over the course of the project, FLAGCHIP will develop and test 13 innovations, including predictive maintenance strategies.
Pilot demonstrations at two sites – SUPERGRID (France) and SINTEF (Norway) – will showcase DC/DC MVDC converters and AC/DC offshore wind turbine converters, respectively. These demonstrations will address applications in wind energy, HVDC stations, solar generation, electric vehicle charging, and hybrid microgrids.

Learn more: www.flagchip-project.eu