High frequency synchronous Buck converter using GaN-on-SiC HEMTs

2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 488-494

  Zhang, Yuanzhe ^a   Rodriguez, Miguel ^a   Maksimovic, Dragan ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS; GAN HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; HIGH BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; POWER-HANDLING CAPABILITY; RADIO FREQUENCY POWER; SYNCHRONOUS BUCK CONVERTER; TRANSITION FREQUENCIES;

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SILICON CARBIDE; TECHNOLOGY;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84891110025     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2013.6646741     Document Type: Conference Paper

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