Unique high energy test bed for experimental thyristor devices

Author

Lacouture, Shelby ; Bayne, Stephen B. ; Giesselmann, Michael G. ; Lawson, Kevin ; O´Brien, H. ; Scozzie, C.J.

Author_Institution

Center for Pulsed Power & Power Electron., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

19-23 June 2011

Firstpage

1474

Lastpage

1476

Abstract

This paper details the design of a test platform for experimental silicon and silicon carbide Super Gate Turn Off devices (SGTOs) capable of stressing the devices with very high energy/power levels while at the same time mimicking a realistic, real world application. To this end an aircraft ground power Motor - Generator set was acquired consisting of a high frequency synchronous generator, a D.C. powered brushless exciter machine, and a 100 HP induction motor. The Si SGTO devices were then placed in a three phase controlled rectifier circuit connected between the generator output and a low impedance high power purely resistive load.

Keywords

aircraft; brushless DC motors; induction motors; machine control; phase control; rectifying circuits; silicon compounds; synchronous generators; thyristor applications; D.C. powered brushless exciter machine; SGTO devices; aircraft ground power motor-generator set; energy level; experimental silicon; experimental thyristor devices; generator output; high energy test bed; high frequency synchronous generator; induction motor; low impedance high power purely resistive load; power level; silicon carbide; super gate turn off devices; test platform design; three phase controlled rectifier circuit; Thyristors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

2158-4915

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0629-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.2011.6191666

Filename

6191666