GaN Power Devices for Efficient Power Conversion
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GaN Power Devices for Efficient Power Conversion

  1. 499 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

GaN Power Devices for Efficient Power Conversion

About this book

An up-to-date and concise review of GaN transistor design and applications

In the newly revised fourth edition of GaN Power Devices for Efficient Power Conversion, a team of distinguished researchers and practicing engineers deliver a concise and effective new guide to designing small, energy-efficient, and inexpensive products with GaN transistors. This new edition covers all relevant new GaN technology advancements, allowing students and practicing engineers to get, and stay ahead of, the curve with GaN device and circuit technology.

You'll explore applications including DC to DC converters, solar inverters, motor drive controllers, satellite electronics, and LiDAR devices. The 4th edition offers critical updates for space applications, vertical GaN, and driving transistors and integrated circuits. New chapters on reliability testing advancements, device wear out mechanisms, thermal management, and the latest developments in monolithic integration round out the book.

Readers will also find:

  • The latest updates on significant technology improvements, like integrated circuits, reliability studies, and new applications
  • Comprehensive explorations of integrated circuit construction, characteristics, reliability results, and applications
  • Practical discussions of specific circuit designs, layout, and thermal dissipation when designing power conversion systems
  • Chapters written by practicing expert leaders in the power semiconductor field and industry pioneers

Perfect for practicing power conversion engineers, GaN Power Devices for Efficient Power Conversion will also benefit electrical engineering students and device scientists in the field of power electronics.

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Yes, you can access GaN Power Devices for Efficient Power Conversion by Alex Lidow,Michael de Rooij,John Glaser,Alejandro Pozo Arribas,Shengke Zhang,Marco Palma,David Reusch,Alejandro Pozo,Johan Strydom in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Tecnología e ingeniería & Ingeniería eléctrica y telecomunicaciones. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1 GaN Technology Overview
  9. Chapter 2 GaN Transistor Electrical Characteristics
  10. Chapter 3 Driving GaN Transistors
  11. Chapter 4 Layout Considerations for GaN Transistor Circuits
  12. Chapter 5 GaN Reliability
  13. Chapter 6 Thermal Management of GaN Devices
  14. Chapter 7 Hard-Switching Topologies
  15. Chapter 8 Resonant and Soft-Switching Converters
  16. Chapter 9 RF Performance
  17. Chapter 10 DC–DC Power Conversion
  18. Chapter 11 Multilevel Converters
  19. Chapter 12 Class D•Audio Amplifiers
  20. Chapter 13 High Current Nanosecond Laser Drivers for Lidar
  21. Chapter 14 Motor Drives
  22. Chapter 15 GaN Transistors and Integrated Circuits for Space Applications
  23. Chapter 16 Replacing Silicon Power MOSFETs
  24. Appendix: Glossary of Terms
  25. Index
  26. EULA