• DocumentCode
    1107863
  • Title

    A low-loss high-speed switching device: The 2500-V 300-A static induction thyristor

  • Author

    Nishizawa, Jun-ichi ; Muraoka, Kimihiro ; Kawamura, Yutaka ; Tamamushi, Takashige

  • Author_Institution
    Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    4/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    507
  • Lastpage
    515
  • Abstract
    An anode-emitter shorted-type 2500-V 300-A buried-gate static induction (SI) thyristor was fabricated and resulted in a very-high-speed turn-on time of 2.0 µs and a turn-off time of 3.1 µs, both at 1000 A, and in very low-loss performance due to the reduction of the tailing current. The switching loss and the conduction loss of the high-power SI thyristor is for the first time evaluated in this paper. Snubber-circuitless operation is demonstrated for the first time for the high-power SI thyristor.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Breakdown voltage; Electrostatic induction; Electrostatic measurements; Helium; Loss measurement; P-i-n diodes; Switches; Switching loss; Thyristors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1986.22520
  • Filename
    1485737