The first diode elements, which can be conditionally referred to as power semiconductor diodes, were created based on a copper - copper oxide rectifying contact in the 1920s. The reverse voltage of
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Nowadays there are many types of power semiconductors manufactured by various companies around the world. Some specialize in powerful devices based on silicon, some look forward to new materials
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Wind power is one of the fastest-growing renewable energy technologies. Usage is on the rise worldwide, in part because costs are falling. Global installed wind-generation capacity onshore and
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As I previously mentioned in Top 10 Power Electronics Events. Part 1 and Part 2, there are many trade fairs and exhibitions around the world in the field of power electronics. Some of them include
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Power semiconductors are widely used in various industrial equipment like power supplies for induction heating, power converters in electric transportation, traction substations, uninterruptible
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Besides Electric Motor Drives and Vehicles applications of power semiconductors I described in the first article of Applications of Power Semiconductors series, there are plenty more industries like
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As I previously mentioned in Power Semiconductors Types article, nowadays power semiconductors are widely used almost in every industry of human activity. Our home appliances include power
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Nowadays power semiconductors are widely used almost in every industry of human activity. Our home appliances include power semiconductors, electric cars include power semiconductors, and airplanes
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Power semiconductors are key components of power electronics technology, used primarily as switches or rectifiers in circuits and systems. Nowadays power semiconductors are widely used almost
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Almost all industrial markets suffered a lot this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Power semiconductors market suffered as well. Power semiconductors are semiconductor devices used as
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