A new SPICE model of power P-I-N diode based on asymptotic waveform evaluation

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-20

  Strollo, Antonio G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

AMBIPOLAR DIFFUSION EQUATION; ASYMPTOTIC WAVEFORM EVALUATION; LUMPED CHARGE MODEL; MOMENT MATCHING APPROXIMATION; PIN DIODE; QUASISTATIC MODEL;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0030869836     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/63.554165     Document Type: Review

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