6. Glossary

IGBT; Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor

Insulated-gate bipolar transistor: semiconductor controlled to open and close, allowing current to flow in one direction only.

MOSFET; Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor

Metal-oxide gate field-effect transistor: semiconductor controlled to open and close, allowing current to flow in one direction only.

MOSFET SiC; Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor Silicon

Silicon carbide MOSFET: semiconductor controlled to open and close, allowing current to flow in one direction only.

PRESSPACK

Vacuum-encapsulated power component, usually a diode or thyristor, whose two opposite sides are both thermally and electrically conductive.

Thyristor...