Title :
A reverse recovery measurement of carrier lifetime suitable for bidirectional switches
fDate :
8/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A pulse method of measuring effective carrier lifetime in bidirectional thyristors from their recovery current is presented. Results obtained by this method are correlated with measured turnoff time for a group of 10 A rms devices. Suggested circuit component values are given to extend capability for higher current devices.
Keywords :
Capacitance; Capacitors; Charge carrier lifetime; Circuits; Delay effects; Pulse measurements; Sampling methods; Thyristors; Time measurement; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1971.17249
