DocumentCode
2050629
Title
New concept for lightning surge protection of avionics using 4H-SiC current limiter
Author
Cheung, W. ; Day, D. ; Tammen, Thomas ; Sauvage, Alain ; Bui, Lani ; Monnereau, Nicolas
Author_Institution
Device Eng. Inc., Chandler, AZ, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
2-6 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
793
Lastpage
798
Abstract
A novel surge protection device is investigated for lightning surge protection of electronic equipment embedded in composite material aircraft. The device employs silicon carbide depletion mode junction field effect transistors for current limiting.
Keywords
avionics; current limiters; junction gate field effect transistors; lightning protection; silicon compounds; surge protection; wide band gap semiconductors; 4H-SiC current limiter; SiC; VJFET; avionics; composite material aircraft; electronic equipment; lightning surge protection device; silicon carbide depletion mode junction field effect transistors; Aerospace electronics; Current limiters; JFETs; Lightning; Surge protection; Surges; Transient analysis; 4H-SiC; Avionic Lightning Surge Protection; Current Limiter; Surge Blocking Module (SBM); VJFET;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC EUROPE), 2013 International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Brugge
ISSN
2325-0356
Type
conf
Filename
6653407
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