GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion

This textbook provides power system design engineers basic technical and application-focused information on how to design more efficient power conversion systems using gallium nitride-based transistors. As a practical guide for power systems design engineers, it provides insights on the use of GaN transistors in power electronics applications, ranging from buck converters to Power over Ethernet.Also included are discussions on fundamental power engineering subjects such as; performance characteristics of GaN transistors, layout considerations for GaN circuits, paralleling GaN transistors and driver IC requirements for GaN transistors. The final chapters address GaN device reliability, their exceptional radiation-resistant characteristics as well as their future in power electronics.