Title :
High-Power Asymmetrical Thyristors
Author :
Chu, C.K. ; Spisak, Paul B. ; Walczak, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Powerex, Inc., Hillis Street, Youngwood, PA 15697, USA.
fDate :
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The power loss of fast-speed thyristors is relatively high, especially for higher blocking voltage devices. High-power asymmetrical thyristors will reduce the power loss up to 40 percent. The newly developed high-power asymmetrical thyristors and their trade-offs are discussed.
Keywords :
Buffer layers; Cathodes; Conductivity; Electrons; Impurities; Leakage current; Silicon; Testing; Thyristors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPEL.1987.4766343
