• DocumentCode
    1195785
  • Title

    Application of Transistor Emitter-Open Turn-Off Scheme to High Voltage Power Inverters

  • Author

    Chen, Dan Y. ; Walden, John P.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    7/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    411
  • Lastpage
    415
  • Abstract
    A transistor emitter-open turn-off scheme has been implemented in an experimental operating high voltage power inverter. Not only the transistor turn-off speed is greatly increased by using such a turn-off scheme but also the reverse-biased second breakdown phenomenon is eliminated. Therefore the very same device can be fully utilized for higher voltage and higher frequency applications.
  • Keywords
    Breakdown voltage; Circuits; Diodes; Electric breakdown; FETs; Frequency; Industry Applications Society; Inverters; Power electronics; Power transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1982.4504101
  • Filename
    4504101