Fast power rectifier design using local lifetime and emitter efficiency control techniques

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 505-512

  Napoli, Ettore ^a   Strollo, Antonio G M ^a   Spirito, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DIODES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS;

LOCAL LIFETIME CONTROL; MIXED MODE DEVICE CIRCUIT SIMULATIONS;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0032681760     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2692(98)00172-4     Document Type: Article

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