Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan; led by President Michihiro Kitazawa) and its group companies (Fuji Furukawa Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. and Fuji Electric FA Components & Systems Co., Ltd.) hereby announce that the group has decided to donate a total of 100 million JPY to UNHCR, UNICEF and Japanese Red Cross Society for emergency humanitarian aid in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
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The group would like to express its heartfelt sympathy to those affected by the situation in Ukraine and its hopes for peace in Ukraine and neighboring countries as soon as possible.
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (FE; headquartered in Tokyo, Japan; led by President Michihiro Kitazawa) is pleased to announce that it has made a decision to carry out capital investment in Fuji Electric Tsugaru Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture), one of our power semiconductor production bases, for an increase in the production of SiC power semiconductors. Mass production is planned to begin in fiscal 2024.
In the Five-Year Medium-Term Management Plan ending in fiscal 2023 (fiscal 2019 – fiscal 2023), FE announced that it will carry out capital investments totaling 120 billion yen toward power semiconductors. Although our capital investments currently focus on front-end process production lines for 8-inch Si (silicon) wafers, our amount of investments in power semiconductors, including this investment in SiC power semiconductors, is expected to expand to 190 billion yen, set against conditions of increased demand for electrified vehicles and renewable energy.
SiC power semiconductors are next-generation power semiconductors that use SiC (silicon carbide) materials. Currently, power semiconductors that use Si materials are the most common, but SiC power semiconductors can make it possible to conserve energy and reduce the size and weight of Power Electronics Equipment they are installed in. FE predicts that the power semiconductor market (the market targeted by FE) will account for 2 trillion yen in fiscal 2024, with SiC power semiconductors making up approximately 8% of this. The market growth rate of SiC power semiconductors is expected to be 17% or more from fiscal 2021 to 2024.
Up to this point, FE has developed and applied SiC power semiconductors for equipment such as inverters for railcars and power conditioning systems used for power conversion in photovoltaic power plants. We intend to widen the scope of their application to electrified vehicles, whose market is expected to expand, and contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society.
Edison, N.J. – Fuji Electric Corp. of America has expanded their product portfolio with the addition of the Direct Drive 20hp blower to FDC Series. The units are equipped with dual voltage TEFC motor and the housing position is field adjustable to fit installation requirements.
The FDC series offers a complete lineup of energy efficient, UL-certified and RoHS compliant Turbo Blower models that are ideal for a wide variety of industrial applications including Cooling, Blow-off, drying, Wastewater treatment, and more.
“The FDC Series offers customers the same level of high reliability, performance, and quality that they expect from Fuji Electric,” said Bill Maier, National Sales Manager for FEA’s Ring Compressor & Blower Department. “We have responded to the market requirement for Direct Driven High Flow Devices.”
The VFZ Series, now available for shipment to customers from Fuji Electric’s warehouse location New Jersey, is comprised of Direct Driven Turbo Blowers with a maximum pressure of 30 in. H2O, and a maximum capacity of 5850 SCFM. Featuring direct motors from 1 HP to 20 HP and available voltages of 115 single phase, 230 single phase, 230/460 3-phase (dependent upon motor size), these new models utilize Premium Efficiency motors. This lineup joins Fuji Electric’s portfolio of Regenerative Blowers, High Pressure Blowers, Turbo Style Blowers, and Vacuum systems.
About Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. began developing power electronics equipment in 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, HMIs, contactors, relays, and power generation equipment to AC drives and uninterruptible power supply systems. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!
Business Contact: Bill Maier
National Sales Manager, Ring Compressor & Blower Dept.
Fuji Electric Corp. of America
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Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan; led by President Michihiro Kitazawa) is pleased to announce its intent to review Environmental Vision 2050, which it first implemented in 2019. The policy was based on legislation such as the Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures decided by the Japanese cabinet, which itself is based on the Paris Agreement. In the aim of contributing to the achievement of a decarbonized society, Fuji Electric will review Environmental Vision 2050 while also starting to consider specific initiatives to achieve this end.
Fuji Electric positions environmental conservation initiatives as one of its key management issues, and is working to contribute to reducing society’s CO2 emissions by supplying clean energy and energy-saving products to the market, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during production by investing in energy-saving equipment for its own production facilities.
In 2020, Fuji Electric expressed its support for the TCFD, an international framework for analyzing and disclosing the financial impacts of climate change. Fuji Electric discloses governance and long-term risks and opportunities on its company website, and will continue to review risk management and indicators and targets and disclose them in the future.
For the second year running, Fuji Electric has been selected for the CDP* A List (the highest rating), as a company engaged in excellent activities and information disclosure for climate change.
*CDP is an international non-profit organization whose main activity is to promote environmental measures by requiring companies and local governments to disclose information on their environmental measures for climate change, water security and forest conservation etc., based on requests from institutional investors and major purchasing organizations around the world with high levels of interest in environmental issues.
Tokyo, February 24th, 2021 – Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TSE:6504) (‘FE’), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, led by President Michihiro Kitazawa, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract from Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’) for a complete geothermal power facility, the Tauhara Geothermal Power Station (‘Tauhara’) in New Zealand. Sumitomo will act as the main EPC contractor of the project owned by Contact Energy (‘Contact’), a major private-sector electricity generation utility in New Zealand. Sumitomo is headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and led by President and CEO, Masayuki Hyodo.
Project details
・Project name
： Tauhara Geothermal Power Project
・Location
： Near Lake Taupo in the center of New Zealand’s North Island
・Plant Net Output
： 152MW
・Construction Completion
： 2023
About Tauhara
New Zealand is one of the top geothermal power producing countries in the world, with more than 1,000MW of active geothermal power generation. Tauhara is located in Taupo on the north island of New Zealand, about 280 kilometers south of Auckland. Contact plans to build the world’s largest single geothermal power unit, which is larger than the Nga Awa Purua geothermal power station, to which FE supplied the former largest single geothermal power unit, rated at 140MW.
Fuji Electric’s experience with geothermal power generation
Geothermal power is a form of renewable energy generated from steam and hot water within the earth. FE has been developing its geothermal power business since 1960, installing facilities in New Zealand, North and Central America, the Philippines, Iceland, Japan, and other areas around the world. FE is one of the most capable service providers for geothermal power projects in the world. FE has vast experience with total engineering of geothermal power plants and specialized design and manufacturing technology of geothermal steam turbines and generators, suitable for corrosive and heterogeneous geothermal resources. To date, FE has received orders for 84 units of geothermal steam turbines and generators with a combined installed capacity approaching 3,500 MW. FE is the global leader in geothermal steam turbine manufacturing, having received nearly 40% of all orders world-wide since 2000.
FE had been involved in four geothermal power projects in New Zealand in the past. With the completion of the Tauhara project, these facilities will be over 40% of all geothermal power development in New Zealand. As a front-runner in the geothermal power field, FE will continue to expand its geothermal business, supplying highly-efficient, clean power generation equipment and contributing to the realization of a decarbonized society the world over.
*Please note that the information conveyed in this press release is accurate as of the date of this announcement and is subject to change without notice.
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; led by President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Michihiro Kitazawa) is pleased to announce the launch of its new power semiconductor product, the X Series IGBT-IPM*1, which features the latest 7th-generation X Series devices to significantly reduce power loss.
*1: Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) Intelligent Power Module (IPM)
Background
To improve productivity, the manufacturing industry continues to introduce NC machine tools and robots to automate production site, and against the background of global warming, realizing further energy savings in production equipment has become a challenge.
IGBT modules, which are a type of power semiconductor, are electronic components that convert voltage, frequency and AC/DC power through switching the power on and off. IGBT-IPM is equipped with a self-protection function to prevent failure due to overcurrent or overheating. For this reason, they are widely used in NC machine tools and industrial robots for production equipment that require high reliability.
Fuji Electric launched the X Series IGBT-IPM, which incorporates the latest 7th-generation power semiconductor device and contributes to energy savings in production equipment by the industry’s highest class of low loss performance. Mass production of the product starts in December and sales will be expanded globally, focusing mainly in Japan and China and so on, where automation is progressing.
X-Series IGBT-IPM (representative package)
Product Features
(1) Achieves energy savings in production equipment with the industry’s highest class of low-loss performance
This product is equipped with the latest 7th-generation IGBT device, which achieves the industry’s highest class of low loss performance through reduced device thickness and miniaturization of the surface structure. In power semiconductors, as the operating temperature of the product increases, the switching speed generally decreases and the power loss increases. However, with this product the power loss is reduced by using an IC that controls the IGBT drive to prevent the switching speed from decreasing under high temperature conditions.
This product reduces power loss during inverter operation by approximately 10% compared to the previous product (V Series IGBT-IPM) and reduces heat generated by power loss. As a result, the footprint area has been reduced by up to 54% compared to the previous product. This contributes to the energy savings and miniaturization of production equipment.
(2) Contributes to stable operation of equipment with the industry’s first the warning output function of IGBT chip temperature
The IGBT-IPM is equipped with the IGBT device’s overheat protection function. With this product, when the temperature of the IGBT device exceeds 175 °C, the IGBT-IPM outputs an alarm signal to the control unit on the equipment and stops the switching operation to prevent the IGBT-IPM from failing.
In addition, this product is equipped with the industry’s first the warning output function of IGBT chip temperature, which outputs the warning signal when the temperature of the IGBT device exceeds 150 °C. Since switching operation is possible from when the warning signal is output until the temperature reaches 175 °C, where overheat protection is activated, the controller on the equipment can stop the production equipment at any time for maintenance. This enables sudden stoppage of production equipment to be avoided, contributing to stable operation.
Major Applications
NC machine tools, general-purpose servos, industrial robots, commercial air conditioners, elevators, etc.
Product Specifications
Product Inquiries
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*The information contained in this release (product features, inquiry information, prices, etc.) is accurate as of the date of this announcement. This information is subject to change without prior notice.
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Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; led by President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Michihiro Kitazawa) is pleased to announce that in FY2020 it made the A List that recognizes companies pioneering action on climate change and transparent information disclosure, the top rating of the CDP*1, for the second consecutive year.
Fuji Electric’s corporate philosophy is contribute to prosperity, encourage creativity and seek harmony with the environment and, as stated in its management policies, the company is committed to contributing to the creation of a responsible and sustainable society through its energy and environment business with global environmental protection initiatives positioned as a key management challenge.
As part of its efforts to address climate change, Fuji Electric is working to reduce society’s CO2 emissions by providing equipment related to clean energy such as geothermal and hydro power generation, as well as energy-saving equipment such as power semiconductors and inverters.
In addition, Fuji Electric has introduced energy-saving equipment such as energy management systems, inverters and high-efficiency air conditioning systems manufactured in-house in its factories. To deal with greenhouse gases other than CO2, measures are taken to reduce and find substitutes for gases with high global warming potential. In this way, the company is promoting reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases in production activities.
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The intent of Fuji Electric’s Environmental Vision 2050, announced in June 2019, is for Fuji Electric to work toward achieving a low-carbon society, a recycling-oriented society, and a society that is in harmony with nature through initiatives covering its entire supply chain.
To achieve a low-carbon society, Fuji Electric is aiming for an 80% or more reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over its entire supply chain. The 2030 targets are a 31% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions during production (as compared with FY2013) and an annual 50 million ton reduction in CO2 emissions from Fuji Electric products in society.
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In June 2020, Fuji Electric expressed its support for the TCFD*2, an international framework for analyzing and disclosing the financial impact of climate change. Going forward, Fuji Electric will analyze the risks and opportunities that climate change poses to its business and value chains, together with the financial impacts of these risks and opportunities, and incorporate the findings into its management strategy and proactively disclose this information.
*1 :About CDP
CDP is an international non-profit organization whose main activity is to promote environmental measures by requiring companies and local governments to disclose information on their environmental measures for climate change, water security and forest conservation etc., based on requests from institutional investors and major purchasing organizations around the world with high levels of interest in environmental issues.
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Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; led by President Michihiro Kitazawa) is pleased to announce the launch of the MONITOUCH X1 Series of programmable operator interfaces, which comes with Windows* installed and can handle everything from on-site data collection to management operations with a single unit.
*The X1 Series comes with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC installed.
Functions
Every day, production sites collect and process a huge amount of data, including production plans, facility utilization rates, and energy consumption, with the aim of improving productivity and saving energy. In the past, this data was generally managed and handled by basic systems installed in offices, but in recent years, there has been a growing need for edge computing to reduce the load on networks and information processing with personal computers and other information processing terminals installed near production lines.
Programmable operator interfaces collect data from control equipment such as PLCs*1 and inverters, as well as temperature and pressure measurement equipment, and are used to display operating status and to operate equipment.
The newly launched MONITOUCH X1 Series is equipped with Windows, which is used in the OSs*2 of many information processing terminals. This allows a single unit of this product to handle many tasks that used to be performed by information processing terminals, in addition to its programmable operator interface functions.
The targets are the Japanese market and global markets such as Europe, China, and Southeast Asia, and the product is compliant with communication standards that are widely used at overseas production sites. It also has improved visibility and operability compared to conventional models.
*1 Programmable Logic Controller
*2 Operating System
Product Features
1) Drives expansion of on-site business areas and increased work efficiency It allows the use of spreadsheet software, databases, and other Windows-compatible applications, enabling production changes, control of shipment volumes, and creation of daily reports. Also, when there is a need to handle a defect or other problem, the program can be changed at the site, enabling prompt handling.
2) Responding to communication standards that are in high demand overseas It is compatible with OPC UA, which is in demand for industrial networks in Europe, China, and other areas overseas, and with MQTT, which is suitable for cloud computing.
3) Improved visibility and operability Equipped with a high-speed CPU, a high-resolution LCD, and a PCAP (capacitive type) touch switch for improved visibility and quick operation. Also, using vector drawing as the image format makes it possible to maintain image quality even when parts are scaled up or down.
4) Industry-leading number of connectable equipment models It can be connected not only to FE products, but also to many models of equipment used at production sites, such as PLCs, inverters, and measuring equipment. With about 900 types of compatible models, it’s number one in the industry (according to research by FE).
Launch Schedule As of the date of this announcement.
Applications Automobile manufacturing, food processing, packaging machinery, machine tools, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, transport machinery, etc.
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Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan; led by President Michihiro Kitazawa) is pleased to announce that it has started mass production of its HPnC,*1 outfitted with a 7th-generation X Series IGBT*2 module, targeting the railway market.
*1: High Power next Core
*2: Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
Background
In recent years, railways have been attracting attention as an energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly means of transportation from the perspective of countering global warming. Meanwhile, since railcar operation requires large amounts of electric energy, it is necessary to further reduce the size and weight of railcar equipment and to increase the efficiency.
Power semiconductors (IGBT modules) are electronic components that convert AC and DC power through high-speed switching (turning power on and off). They are installed in the main inverter of the propulsion system that runs railcars, and in the auxiliary power systems that supply power for the air conditioning system and interior lighting.
Fuji Electric has recently developed and started mass production of the HPnC, a high-capacity IGBT module that reduces power loss and saves energy. The electric railway market is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 6% in the future, reaching about 50 to 60 billion yen in 2023.*3 Fuji Electric plans to roll out the HPnC on a global scale.Power semiconductors (IGBT modules) are electronic components that convert AC and DC power through high-speed switching (turning power on and off). They are installed in the main inverter of the propulsion system that runs railcars, and in the auxiliary power systems that supply power for the air conditioning system and interior lighting.
*3: Estimate by Fuji Electric
Product Features
(1) Achieves energy saving by reducing power loss The HPnC is equipped with the latest 7th-generation IGBT that boasts some of the best low-loss performance in the industry. By optimizing the structure of the package, Fuji Electric reduced the internal inductance, which interferes with high-speed switching, by 76% compared to the conventional products, resulting in low losses. An inverter equipped with the new HPnC reduces power losses during operation by about 8.6% compared to the conventional product (Fuji Electric’s High Power Module). Also, combined with the improved heat dissipation described in the next chapter, it reduces heat generation, resulting in a 19% reduction in size and a 13% reduction in weight compared to the conventional product.
(2) Better reliability with reviewed substrate materials One of the main causes of IGBT module failure is the deterioration of the interfaces between the different components due to the stress caused by temperature changes during operation. Given this, Fuji Electric has changed the base plate material from the conventional composite of aluminum and silicon carbide (AlSiC) to a composite of magnesium and silicon carbide (MgSiC), thereby improving the heat dissipation and lowering the stress caused by thermal changes. In addition, the terminals of the new module are attached to the insulation substrate by ultrasonic bonding*4 as opposed to the solder joint in the conventional module, thus reducing the failure rate.
*4: A method of direct bonding by applying ultrasonic vibration to the objects to be bonded.
(3) Facilitates parallel connection of power semiconductors The conventional product requires three separate bus bars (conductors for electrical connection; DC+, DC- and AC bus bars) that overlap each other when constructing a circuit, making the wiring configuration complicated when using parallel connection of power semiconductors. (See image.) Optimizing the terminal arrangement of this product has made it possible to arrange three types of bus bars in the same direction, easily facilitating parallel (multiple) connection of power semiconductors and contributing to improved assembly for various inverters.
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Edison, NJ – Fuji Electric Corp has added the newest Small Intelligent Power Module (IPM) as part of our new 7th Generation X-Series Portfolio. Fuji Electric is a global developer of IGBT modules used in today’s power electronic systems including power converters, variable-speed drives, uninterruptible power supplies, HVAC, and renewable energy systems.
The latest IPM modules come equipped with a control IC providing IGBT drive and protection circuits, making the design of peripheral circuits straightforward and ensuring high system reliability. The P642 IPM features a product line-up ranging from 50A to 75A at 650V expanding the 15A to 35A at 600V range of the P633A IPM. All Fuji Electric Dual-In-Line Small IPMs come equipped with overcurrent protection, short circuit protection, control power voltage drop protection, and overheating protection, while also outputting alarm signals.
“Fuji Electric continues to expand our offering in the dual-in-line small IPM market and the new P642 series is our latest offering expanding our range to 75A” said James Usack, Division General Manager Electronic Devices Division.
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. began developing power electronics equipment in 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, HMIs, contactors, relays, and power generation equipment to AC drives and uninterruptible power supply systems. For more information, please visit https://americas.fujielectric.com/or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
