• 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