The IGBT Device: Physics, Design and Applications of the Insulated Gate
Bipolar Transistor, Second Edition provides the essential information
needed by applications engineers to design new products using the device
in sectors including consumer, industrial, lighting, transportation,
medical and renewable energy. The IGBT device has proven to be a highly
important Power Semiconductor, providing the basis for adjustable speed
motor drives (used in air conditioning and refrigeration and railway
locomotives), electronic ignition systems for gasoline powered motor
vehicles and energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs.
The book presents recent applications in plasma displays (flat-screen
TVs) and electric power transmission systems, alternative energy systems
and energy storage, but it is also used in all renewable energy
generation systems, including solar and wind power. This book is the
first available on the applications of the IGBT. It will unlock IGBT for
a new generation of engineering applications, making it essential
reading for a wide audience of electrical and design engineers, as well
as an important publication for semiconductor specialists.