• DocumentCode
    1040819
  • Title

    A reverse recovery measurement of carrier lifetime suitable for bidirectional switches

  • Author

    Davies, R.L.

  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    8/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    605
  • Lastpage
    605
  • Abstract
    A pulse method of measuring effective carrier lifetime in bidirectional thyristors from their recovery current is presented. Results obtained by this method are correlated with measured turnoff time for a group of 10 A rms devices. Suggested circuit component values are given to extend capability for higher current devices.
  • Keywords
    Capacitance; Capacitors; Charge carrier lifetime; Circuits; Delay effects; Pulse measurements; Sampling methods; Thyristors; Time measurement; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1971.17249
  • Filename
    1476571