• DocumentCode
    1509433
  • Title

    Advances in high voltage power switching with GTOs

  • Author

    Podlesak, Thomas F. ; Carter, John L. ; McMurray, James A.

  • Author_Institution
    US Army Electron. Technol. & Devices Lab., Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    28
  • Abstract
    A high-voltage opening switch that uses gate-turnoff thyristors (GTOs) in series and successfully operates at voltages higher than the rated voltage of the individual devices has been demonstrated. The switch design and construction are described, and experimental results are given. The demonstration system is rated at 5 kV and uses 1-kV devices. A larger 24-kV system is under design and will use 4.5-kV devices. In order to design the 24-kV switch, the safe operating area of the large devices must be thoroughly known.<>
  • Keywords
    high-voltage techniques; semiconductor switches; thyristor applications; 1 kV; 24 kV; 4.5 kV; 5 kV; HV; gate-turnoff thyristors; high voltage power switching; opening switch; power electronics; Flexible printed circuits; Frequency; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Power electronics; Switches; Testing; Thyristors; Timing; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.61955
  • Filename
    61955
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1509433