β Scribed by Tadahiro Ohmi (auth.), AndrΓ© A. Jaecklin (eds.)
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This symposium was the sCientific-technical event of the centennial celebration of the Asea Brown Boveri Switzerland. The purpose was to assess the present state of the art as well as shaping the basis for future progress in the area of power devices and related power circuits. The merger of Brown Boveri (BBC) with Asea to Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) three years ago gave new stimulus and enriched the technical substance of the symposium. By 1991, 100 years after the formation of BBC in Switzerland as a single company, this organization has been decentralized, forming 35 independent ABB companies. One of them - ABB Semiconductors Ltd. - directly deals with the power semiconductor business. These significant changes reflect the changes in the market place: increased competition and higher customer expectations have to be fulfilled. In line with the core business activities of ABB and with the concept of sustainable development, it is natural for ABB to be active in the area of power devices and circuits. Increased awareness towards energy conservation is one of the main drives for these activities. User friendliness is another drive: integration of intelligent functions, e.g. protection and/or increased direct computer interfacing of the power circuits. Therefore, also the R&D activities related to the subject of thIs symposium will in the future be characterized by an even stronger coupling with the market needs. For the members of the R&D Laboratories this means improved customer partnership beyond operational excellence.
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Technology for High-Power Devices....Pages 1-30
The MOS Controlled Thyristor and its Limits....Pages 31-61
High Power Reverse Conducting GTO....Pages 63-82
Review of Power Device Concepts....Pages 83-110
Tool Integration for Power Device Modeling Including 3D Aspects....Pages 111-138
The Use of Cad Tools in Power Device Optimization....Pages 139-160
Modeling the Limits of Stable Device Behaviour....Pages 161-195
Comparative Study of High Power Devices in Converter Circuits....Pages 197-238
HVDC Valves with Light-Triggered Thyristors....Pages 239-269
Intelligent Power Integrated Circuits....Pages 271-290
Resonant Links: A New Family of Converter Topologies for Solid State Power Conversion....Pages 291-315
Advanced Power Modules for Drives and Automation....Pages 317-349
Application of High Power Electronics in Electrical Power Transmission Systems....Pages 351-376
New Materials Beyond Silicon for Power Devices....Pages 377-388
Back Matter....Pages 389-393
Solid State Physics;Spectroscopy and Microscopy;Condensed Matter Physics;Crystallography
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