Switching Losses and Snubbers in Power Electronics - Lecture 15

Explore semiconductor losses through back-of-the-envelope calculations, focusing on conduction and switching losses in this 42-minute lecture from MIT's Power Electronics course. Delve into the application of snubbers for modifying switching transitions, reducing noise, protecting semiconductor devices, and minimizing internal device dissipation. Learn from instructor Xin Zan as part of the Spring 2023 MIT OpenCourseWare series, available with a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license.