Lehrinhalte
Switch mode power supplies (insulating DC/DC-converters) Realistic behavior of power semiconductors:
Basics of semiconductor physics; Behavior of diode, bipolar transistor, SCR, GTO, MOSDFET and IGBT, Important circuits for switching real semiconductors with low losses
Forced commutation of SCRs, Loss reducing snubbers, quasi- resonant circuits, resonant switching.
Topologies and control strategies for multilevel converter
Thermal design and thermo mechanical aging of power electronics systems

Literature
Script available in Moodle for download
Literature:
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[*]Schröder, D.: “Leistungselektronische Schaltungen”, Springer-Verlag, 1997
[*]Mohan, Undeland, Robbins: Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design; John Wiley Verlag; New York; 2003
[*]Luo, Ye: “Power Electronics, Advanced Conversion Technologies”, Taylor and Francis, 2010
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Voraussetzungen
BSc ETiT or equivalent, especially Power Electronics and Basics of Semiconductors

Semester: Inverno 2021/22