IGBTs for Beginners

[jaem]

hey,

I ordered some (free samples! of) IGBTs from ST the other day, just out of interest, but aside from the basic concept of them, I don't really know anything about them - my textbook this year had a one page section on them. Does anyone know where I can find a good beginner's reference on them? I tried Wikipedia, but they only have a stub article.

Thanks,

[EEPROM777I]

The Basics
www.microsemi.com/micnotes/APT0201.pdf

More Basics with some examples
http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/composemiigbt.htm

More...
http://www.globalspec.com/engnews/detail?t=150120

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http://www.automotivedesignline.com/197 ... _autodlRSS

[Chris Smith]

There were several great sites on the web about Lighting, Heating, and IGBTs that cover all most everything about them.

www.irf.com/product-info/igbt/ -
http://www.powerdesigners.com/InfoWeb/d ... GBTs/igbts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGBT
http://www.powerdesigners.com/InfoWeb/d ... igbts.shtm


One site [Int Rect] was one of the main company that produced them, and a second site was “Lights of Americaâ€