Methodology for switching characterization evaluation of wide band-gap devices in a phase-leg configuration

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 2534-2541

  Zhang, Zheyu ^a   Guo, Ben ^a   Wang, Fred ^a   Tolbert, Leon M ^a   Blalock, Benjamin J ^a   Liang, Zhenxian ^b   Ning, Puqi ^b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84900401090     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2014.6803660     Document Type: Conference Paper

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