Title :
New concept for lightning surge protection of avionics using 4H-SiC current limiter
Author :
Cheung, W. ; Day, D. ; Tammen, Thomas ; Sauvage, Alain ; Bui, Lani ; Monnereau, Nicolas
Author_Institution :
Device Eng. Inc., Chandler, AZ, USA
Abstract :
A novel surge protection device is investigated for lightning surge protection of electronic equipment embedded in composite material aircraft. The device employs silicon carbide depletion mode junction field effect transistors for current limiting.
Keywords :
avionics; current limiters; junction gate field effect transistors; lightning protection; silicon compounds; surge protection; wide band gap semiconductors; 4H-SiC current limiter; SiC; VJFET; avionics; composite material aircraft; electronic equipment; lightning surge protection device; silicon carbide depletion mode junction field effect transistors; Aerospace electronics; Current limiters; JFETs; Lightning; Surge protection; Surges; Transient analysis; 4H-SiC; Avionic Lightning Surge Protection; Current Limiter; Surge Blocking Module (SBM); VJFET;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC EUROPE), 2013 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Brugge
