University of Colorado Boulder - Introduction to Power Semiconductor Switches
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Introduction to Power Semiconductor Switches at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
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Introduction to Power Semiconductor Switches at Coursera Course details
- This course is primarily aimed at first year graduate students interested in engineering or science, along with professionals with an interest in power electronics and semiconductor devices
- It is the first course in the "Semiconductor Power Device" specialization that focusses on diodes, MOSFETs, IGBT but also covers legacy devices (BJTs, Thyristors and TRIACS) as well as state-of-the-art devices such as silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes and MOSFETs as well as Gallium Nitride (GaN) HEMTs
- The specialization provides an overview of devices, the physics background needed to understand the device operation, the construction of a device circuit model from a physical device model and a description of the device fabrication technology including packaging
- This first course provides an introduction to semiconductor power switches, including a classification based on power switch properties, a description of key power switches, an overview of device data sheets, and the identification of on-state and power losses of diodes and MOSFET individually and in a power convertor circuit
- It provides the link between power converter applications and individual devices, through analysis and simulation and prepares learners for the in-depth device analysis of the other courses in the specialization
Introduction to Power Semiconductor Switches at Coursera Curriculum
Power semiconductor device basics
Welcome to "Introduction to power switches"
M1.1 Need for power conversion
M1.2 Power conversion circuits
M1.3 Power device characteristics and classification
Course Syllabus
M1.1 Electric power conversion
M1.1 Lecture slides
M1.2 Lecture slides
M1.3 lecture slides
M1.1 Need for power conversion
M1.2 Power conversion basics
M1.3 Power device classification
Key power semiconductor devices
M2.1 Diodes
M2.2 MOSFETs
M2.3 IGBTs
M2.4 Other devices
M2.1 Diodes
M2.1 Lecture slides
M2.2 Power MOSFET description
M2.2 Lecture slides
M2.3 IGBT description
M2.3 Lecture slides
M2.4 Bipolar transistors
M2.4 High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT)
M2.4 Lecture slides
M2.1 Simulation of a diode using LTSPICE
M2.2 MOSFET simulation (part 1)
M2.2 MOSFET simulation (part 2)
M2.3 IGBTs
M2.4 Other devices
Power device data sheets
M3.1 DC data sheet parameters
M3.2 Switching parameters
M3.3 Temperature dependence
M3.1 Discrete semiconductor distributor websites
M3.1 Device data sheet examples
M3.1 Lecture slides
M3.2 Lecture slides
M3.3 Lecture slides
M3.1 DC data sheet characteristics
M3.2 Switching parameters
M3.3 Thermal resistance and junction temperature
Power device losses in switching circuits
M4.1 Power dissipation simulation
M4.2 Boost convertor simulation
M4.1 Lecture slides
M4.2 Boost converter tutorial
M4.2 Lecture slides
M4.1 Device power dissipation
M4.2 Boost convertor simulation
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