Название: Power Semiconductor Technology in Pulsed Power Applications
Автор: Stephen B. Bayne, Bejoy N. Pushpakaran
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2025
Страниц: 196
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 30.5 MB
This book provides students and professionals, including pulsed power designers, with a complete overview of advanced semiconductor devices that can improve the performance of pulsed power systems. The development and advancement of pulsed power technology was driven by research into nuclear fusion and military applications. As technology advances, pulsed power systems are finding their way into industrial and commercial applications. The book begins with a detailed discussion of various applications of pulsed power technology with a primary focus on nuclear fusion. Historically, traditional pulsed-power switches (spark gaps, thyratrons, ignitrons, etc.) have been used in such pulsed power systems. A comparative analysis of the cost and performance specifications of wide bandgap solid-state devices and traditional switches and a review of various pulsed-power architectures is provided. The superior properties of advanced wide bandgap material have enabled the development of high-power, high-temperature, and fast-switching semiconductor devices.