• DocumentCode
    3253820
  • Title

    Analytical Design of High-Power MTO Thyristors

  • Author

    Plum, Thomas ; De Doncker, Rik W.

  • Author_Institution
    RWTH Aachen Univ., Aachen
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    27-30 Nov. 2007
  • Firstpage
    96
  • Lastpage
    100
  • Abstract
    The design of semiconductor devices is usually performed with finite element methods. In this paper an analytical approach for the design of a high- power MOS turn-off thyristor (MTO) is presented. The model enables the calculation of on-state voltage drop and turn-off losses analytically. The results are compared to a finite-element (FE) model of the MTO. The analytical model offers a high degree of accuracy together with fast calculation times and can therefore be used to find an optimized device design for a given application.
  • Keywords
    finite element analysis; thyristors; FE model; finite element methods; finite-element model; high-power MOS turn-off thyristor; semiconductor devices design; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Doping; Finite element methods; MOSFET circuits; Performance analysis; Process design; Semiconductor devices; Thyristors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 2007. PEDS '07. 7th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Bangkok
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0645-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0645-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PEDS.2007.4487684
  • Filename
    4487684