Improving the frequency response of ceramic dielectrics for high power applications in power electronic converters

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part A

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 508-514

  Campbell, Colin K ^a,b   Van Wyk, Jacobus Daniel ^a,b   Holm, Max Friedrich Karl ^b  

^a IEEE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ceramic power capacitors; Ferroelectric ceramics

Indexed keywords

BARIUM TITANATE; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRONICS PACKAGING; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THYRISTORS;

CHIP ON GLASS (COG) PACKAGES; SNUBBER CIRCUITS;

CERAMIC CAPACITORS;

EID: 0030408752     PISSN: 10709886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/95.554932     Document Type: Article

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