Title :
An IGBT-based switch as replacement for thyratrons in Doppler radar transmitters
Author :
Gekat, Frank ; Rühl, Dieter ; Gösch, Joachim
Author_Institution :
Gematronik GmbH, Neuss, Germany
Abstract :
A solid-state switch is presented which is suited as replacement for thyratrons in pulsed power modulators with peak powers up to 700 kW. The switch serves as a fit-function replacement. The jitter of the new switch is significantly lower than the jitter of even a new thyratron
Keywords :
Doppler radar; insulated gate bipolar transistors; modulators; power bipolar transistors; power semiconductor switches; pulsed power supplies; pulsed power switches; radar transmitters; 700 kW; Doppler radar transmitters; IGBT pulsed power switch; fit-function replacement; pulsed power modulators; solid-state switch; switch jitter; thyratron replacement; Doppler radar; Electromagnetic heating; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Jitter; Pulse modulation; Pulse transformers; Solid state circuits; Switches; Thyratrons; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 1998. Conference Record of the 1998 Twenty-Third International
Conference_Location :
Rancho Mirage, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4244-5
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.1998.741205
