Origin of operating temperature limitation
Power semiconductors - Thermal problems (part 1)

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Origin of operating temperature limitation


Power semiconductors - Thermal problems (part 1)

Author : Jean-Marie DORKEL

Publication date: May 10, 2003 | Lire en français

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1. Origin of operating temperature limitation

Power semiconductors are primarily used as switches in static power conversion circuits. As already suggested in this treatise, in the article ref. , these power semiconductor components can be classified as :

  • junction or Schottky diodes ;

  • bipolar or field-effect transistors and derived components ;

  • thyristors and related components.

These basic components can be supplemented by more...

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