Power Electronic Converters: DC-DC Conversion (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

1 Converters, Supplies and Loads: Introductory Remarks.- 2 Switching Power Semiconductor Devices.- 3 DC-DC Converter Circuits: An Overview.- 4 Operation and Characteristics of Directly Linked Choppers.- 5 Forced Commutation of Thyristors.- 6 Switch-mode Power Supplies.- Appendix Snubbers.- A.1 Bipolar Transistors: Switching Losses.- A.2 Turn-on Snubber.- A.2.1 Reduction of Losses in the Transistor.- A.2.2 Overvoltage, Total Losses.- A.2.3 Using a Saturable Reactor.- A.2.4 Switching Energy Recovery.- A.3 Turn-off Snubber.- A.3.1 Reduction of Losses in the Transistor.- A.3.2 Overcurrent. Total Losses.- A.3.3 Switching Energy Recovery.- A.4 Combination of the two Snubbers Without Energy Recovery.- A.4.1 Turn-on: Discharge of ?.- A.4.3 Characteristics.- A.5 Combination of the two Snubbers with Energy Recovery.- A.5.1 Turn-on.- A.5.2 Turn-off.- A.6 GTO Thyristor, Turn-off Snubber.- A.6.1 Turn-off.- A.6.2 Approximate Calculation of the Overvoltage.- A.6.3 Overvoltage Reduction.- A.6.4 Energy Recovery.