1	Introduction, brief outline and the main purpose of this course.
2	Switching characteristics of semiconductor devices: nonideal characteristics of semiconductor switches,
3	Switching waveforms for diode, thyristor and MOSFET, reverse recovery current of diode, gate drive requirements and circuits for SCR family semiconductors.
4	Origin of losses in semiconductor switching devices, conduction and switching losses, rms values of some common waveforms, reliability, heat flow and thermal resistance.
5	Electrical equivalent circuit for heat transfer, heat sink selection at steady-state transient thermal impedance, practical tips on mounting semiconductor device to the heat sink
6	Semiconductor device ratings, rated voltage rated current, safe operating area, inrush current, overcurrent protection methods, overvoltage protection methods, transient voltage suppressors, MOVs (Metal Oxide Varistor)
7	Snubber circuits to limit the device voltages and currents during turn-on and turn-off transients
8	Gate drive circuits, isolation requirements in gate drive, gate drive requirements for MOSFET and IGBT.
9	Design procedure of a gate drive circuit of a MOSFET and IGBT using gate charge.
10	Control requirements and techniques for power electronic circuits, line and load regulation, closed loop operation, voltage mode and current mode control
11	Basic magnetic principles, hysteresis and saturation, inductor with N turns of wire, step-by-step inductor design for high frequency operation.
12	High frequency transformer modeling, step-by-step design process for multi output transformer.
13	Properties of circuit components (resistors, capacitors, inductors), frequency dependent equivalent circuits for practical design tips, electromagnetic interference, filtering requirements, ferrite beads, and grounding methods.
14	Properties of circuit components (resistors, capacitors, inductors), frequency dependent equivalent circuits for practical design tips, electromagnetic interference, filtering requirements, ferrite beads, and grounding methods.

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