Transistor Anti Saturation Control - How to Provide Anti-Saturation Control...
Transistor Anti-Saturation Control: We have discussed about the Basics, structure and the base drive circuits of the Power BJT in our previous posts. In this post let us discuss about one of the...
View ArticlePower Transistor Snubber Circuits
Power Transistor Snubber Circuits We have already discussed about the need for snubber in power electronics circuits. In this post, let us discuss about the snubber circuit for power BJT. In transistor...
View ArticleEnergy Recovery Snubber Circuits for Transistor
Transistor Energy Recovery Snubber Circuits: In this post let us see how the charges stored in the snubber circuit can be recovered and thus reduce overall circuit power loss... Points to remember...
View ArticleBuck Boost Topology Tutorial: How Buck Boost Converter Works?
Buck Boost Topology Tutorial: How Buck Boost Converter Works? In our previous posts we have seen the operation of buck converter and boost converter. In this post, let us discuss about another basic...
View ArticleChopper Control Techniques - Chopper Control Methods
Chopper Control Strategies: We have discussed about the basics of chopper in our previous posts. In this post let us see about various control techniques for chopper circuits. So what is meant by...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Filter Components Size in DC - DC Converters? - Interleaved...
How to Reduce Filter Components Size in DC - DC Converters? In this short post let us discuss about the technique to reduce the size of filter components in the converter circuits in detail...... The...
View ArticleComparison of Punch Through IGBT and Non-Punch Through IGBT
Comparison of Punch Through IGBT and Non-Punch Through IGBT: Based on the structure, the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) can be classified as (1) Punch Through IGBT and (2) Non-Punch Through...
View ArticleMOSFET Switching Characteristics
MOSFET Switching Characteristics: To understand the switching characteristics of MOSFET, let us refresh about the equivalent model of the MOSFET. The simple equivalent circuit for a n-channel MOSFET is...
View ArticleDifference between HVDC and HVAC Transmission
Comparison of HVAC and HVDC Transmission In this short post, let us discuss about the difference between HVDC and HVAC Transmission. Before proceeding further, let us quickly refresh about the...
View ArticleHow Freewheeling Diode Works? (Flyback Diode Working Principle)
How Freewheeling Diode Works? We know that one of the major application of the PN junction diode is using as a Flyback diode or Freewheeling diode. The below figure shows partial circuit of a... The...
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