Title :
High power asymmetrical thyristors
Author :
Chu, C.K. ; Spisak, P.B. ; Walczak, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Semiconductor Division, Youngwood, PA 15697, USA
Abstract :
The power loss of fast speed thyristors is relatively high, especially for higher blocking voltage devices. High power asymmetrical thyristors will reduce the power loss up to 40%. In this paper we will discuss the newly developed high power asymmetrical thyristors and their trade-off.
Keywords :
Conductivity; Conferences; Junctions; Leakage currents; Silicon; Testing; Thyristors;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1985 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toulouse, France
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.1985.7070956
