Semiconductor Power Devices Physics, Characteristics, Reliability / by Josef Lutz, Heinrich Schlangenotto, Uwe Scheuermann, Rik De Doncker.

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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Main Authors: Lutz, Josef (Author), Schlangenotto, Heinrich (Author), Scheuermann, Uwe (Author), De Doncker, Rik (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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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
  • Appendix
  • Index.