Title :
GaAs rectifiers for power supply and motor control applications
Author :
Salih, Ali S.M. ; Slocumb, Ronald W. ; Hadizad, Peyman ; Thero, Christine
Author_Institution :
Motorola Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
Abstract :
High voltage (100-1000 V) GaAs rectifiers were fabricated and found to improve circuit performance by increasing frequency and power density. Schottky diodes give small stored charge (5 nC) and are ideal for high frequency power supplies. GaAs p-n rectifiers allowing large current and soft recovery are advantageous as IGBT-freewheeling diodes
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Schottky diodes; electric motors; gallium arsenide; insulated gate bipolar transistors; machine control; power supplies to apparatus; rectifying circuits; 100 to 1000 V; GaAs; GaAs rectifiers; IGBT-freewheeling diodes; Schottky diodes; circuit performance improvement; frequency increase; high frequency power supplies; large current; motor control; p-n rectifiers; power density increase; power supply; soft recovery; Circuit optimization; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Leakage current; Motor drives; Power supplies; Rectifiers; Schottky diodes; Temperature; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1995. APEC '95. Conference Proceedings 1995., Tenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2482-X
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1995.469103
