DocumentCode
1038960
Title
Plasma spread in high-power thyristors under dynamic and static conditions
Author
Somos, Istvan ; Piccone, Dante E.
Author_Institution
General Electric Company, Collingdale, Pa.
Volume
17
Issue
9
fYear
1970
fDate
9/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
680
Lastpage
687
Abstract
The plasma spread properties of various thyristors were studied utilizing an infrared viewing technique. The plasma velocity occurring prior to equilibrium, and plasma spread conditions at equilibrium were determined. Velocity versus current density diagrams were generated for low-frequency, high-voltage and high-frequency, low-voltage devices. Effect of the initial turned-on line on plasma spreading is discussed.
Keywords
Current density; Frequency; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Plasma displays; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Thermal resistance; Thyristors; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-ED.1970.17057
Filename
1476241
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