Semiconductor power devices [electronic resource] : physics, characteristics, reliability / Josef Lutz [and others]

Semiconductor power devices are the heart of power electronics. They determine the performance of power converters and allow topologies with high efficiency. Semiconductor properties, pn-junctions and the physical phenomena for understanding power devices are discussed in depth. Working principles o...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Lutz, Josef
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, ©2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Power semiconductor devices : key components for efficient electrical energy conversion systems
  • Semiconductor properties
  • pn-junctions
  • Short introduction to power device technology
  • pin-diodes
  • Schottky diodes
  • Bipolar transistors
  • Thyristors
  • MOS transistors
  • IGBTs
  • Packaging and reliability of power devices
  • Destructive mechanisms in power devices
  • Power-device-induced oscillations and electromagnetic disturbances
  • Power electronic systems.