DocumentCode
909763
Title
An acoustic technique for studying thyristor turn-on action and di/dt capability
Author
Cordingley, B.V.
Volume
58
Issue
1
fYear
1970
Firstpage
139
Lastpage
140
Abstract
Mechanical shock waves have been detected emanating from the initial turn-on region in thyristors. This phenomenon has enabled the position of the ignition point to be determined and has allowed nondestructive examination of the effect of some parameters on di/dt capability.
Keywords
Acoustic signal detection; Acoustic transducers; Ignition; Probes; Resonant frequency; Shock waves; Silicon; Thermal expansion; Thyristors; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1970.7550
Filename
1449480
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