Subject deals with characteristics components that are used at power semiconductor converters, not only at dissimilarity from typical low power components but so application of modern power switch off components that are bipolar and unipolar transistor, IGBT and thyristor GTO, MCT and IGCT.
Literature
Rashid, M. H.: Power Electronics Handbook. Prentice-Hall International, Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-382036-5, 2011.
Advised literature
Heumann, K.: Basic Principles of Power Electronics. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York, ISBN 3642826768, 2012.