Compact solid-State switched pulsed power and its applications

Author

Jiang, Weihua ; Yatsui, Kiyoshi ; Takayama, Ken ; Akemoto, Mitsuo ; Nakamura, Eiji ; Shimizu, Naohiro ; Tokuchi, Akira ; Rukin, Sergei ; Tarasenko, Victor ; Panchenko, Alexei

Author_Institution

Nagaoka Univ. of Technol., Japan

Volume

92

Issue

7

fYear

2004

fDate

7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1180

Lastpage

1196

Abstract

Power semiconductor devices, such as insulated-gate bipolar transistors, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors, and static-induction thyristors, are used in different kinds of pulsed power generators developed for different applications. In addition, the semiconductor opening switch is found to have very effective applications in pulsed power generation by inductive energy storage. Semiconductor switches have greatly extended the scales of pulsed power parameters, especially in repetition rate and lifetime. They have also enabled new areas of pulsed power applications, such as accelerators, flue-gas treatment, and gas lasers.

Keywords

MOSFET; discharges (electric); gas lasers; insulated gate bipolar transistors; power semiconductor switches; pulse generators; pulsed power switches; thyristors; xenon compounds; XeCl; accelerators; flue gas treatment; gas lasers; inductive energy storage; insulated-gate bipolar transistors; metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors; power semiconductor devices; pulsed power applications; pulsed power generation; pulsed power generators; semiconductor opening switch; solid state switched pulsed power; static induction thyristors; Energy storage; FETs; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Insulation; Power generation; Power semiconductor devices; Power semiconductor switches; Pulse generation; Solid state circuits; Thyristors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPROC.2004.829003

Filename

1306686