• DocumentCode
    2274852
  • Title

    Collector charge dynamics and second breakdown energy of power transistors

  • Author

    Hower, P.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Labs., Westinghouse Electr. Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    10-12 June 1974
  • Firstpage
    149
  • Lastpage
    153
  • Abstract
    The influence of stored collector charge on inductive turn-off behavior is considered. Simple models are described which predict the observed behavior of second breakdown energy ESB as a function of reverse base drive and collector inductance.
  • Keywords
    bipolar transistors; power transistors; semiconductor device breakdown; collector charge dynamics; collector inductance; inductive turn-off behavior; power transistors; second breakdown energy; stored collector charge; Current density; Electric breakdown; Equations; Inductance; Integrated circuit modeling; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1974 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Murray Hill, NJ
  • ISSN
    0275-9306
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.1974.7074341
  • Filename
    7074341
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2274852