• DocumentCode
    2626866
  • Title

    A new DC-EST structure with low losses and improved FBSOAa

  • Author

    Bo Zhang ; Huang, Alex Q. ; You, Budong

  • Author_Institution
    Bradley Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    12-15 Oct 1998
  • Firstpage
    154
  • Lastpage
    157
  • Abstract
    A new dual-channel emitted switched thyristor (DC-EST) structure with low conduction loss and improved forward biased safe operating area (FBSOA) is proposed for the first time. It uses a P-channel MOSFET with current dependent channel resistance to improve the trade-off relationship between the FBSOA and the forward voltage drop. Its operation is analyzed and demonstrated by 2-D simulations
  • Keywords
    losses; power MOSFET; safety; semiconductor device models; thyristors; 2-D simulations; P-channel MOSFET; current dependent channel resistance; dual-channel emitted switched thyristor; forward biased safe operating area; forward voltage drop; losses; Analytical models; Anodes; Cathodes; Current density; Electrodes; Low voltage; MOSFET circuits; Power electronics; Thyristors; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Congress, 1998. CIEP 98. VI IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Morelia
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5006-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CIEP.1998.750676
  • Filename
    750676