Title :
2500Hz 16kV High Current Thyristor based Solid State Switch
Author :
Sanders, Howard D. ; Glidden, Steven C.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Pulsed Power, Inc., Freeville, NY
Abstract :
High-current, high-frequency, high-voltage solid state switches have thus far required a large number of parallel and series connected components, such as MOSFET or IGBT. Such a large number of components increases both the complexity and the cost and failure risks associated with the switch. Applied pulsed power has developed a high current, high frequency, thyristor based switch capable of 5 kA, 2500 Hz operation with 30 kA/mus peak di/dt. Operation of the thyristor based switch to IGBT and MCT based switches at low current, will be compared, and data from the thyristor based switch at high current, shown.
Keywords :
field effect transistor switches; power semiconductor switches; pulsed power switches; thyristors; IGBT; MOSFET; applied pulsed power; failure risks; frequency 2500 Hz; high current thyristor; high-current switches; high-frequency switches; solid state switch; voltage 16 kV; Solid state circuits; Thyristors;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE International Power Modulators and High Voltage Conference, Proceedings of the 2008
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1534-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1535-9
DOI :
10.1109/IPMC.2008.4743661
