Selection of Snubbers and Clamps to Optimize the Design of Transistor Switching Converters

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn IA-16, Issue 4, 1980, Pages 513-523

  Mcmurray, William ^a  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, POWER SUPPLY;

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, SWITCHING;

EID: 0019035368     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: 19399367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.1980.4503823     Document Type: Article

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