Applications of MOS controlled (MCT) and MOS turn-off (MTO) thyristors

Author

Mehra, Himanshu

Author_Institution

Silicon Power Corp., Exton, PA

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1219

Abstract

This paper discusses applications of 2 families of novel devices: the MOS controlled thyristor or MCT and the MOS Turn-Off or MTO thyristor. It also discusses their constructions and functionalities while highlighting their benefits in applications for commercial, industrial and military markets. MCT applications include smart munitions, soft switching converters, electric vehicles, smartVars and circuit breakers. MTO applications include MV drives, reactive/harmonic compensators, and high power UPS

Keywords

MOS-controlled thyristors; circuit breakers; compensation; electric drives; electric vehicles; harmonics suppression; power convertors; reactive power; uninterruptible power supplies; weapons; MCT; MOS controlled thyristors; MOS turn-off thyristors; MV drives; circuit breakers; commercial market; construction; electric vehicles; functionalities; harmonic compensators; high power UPS; industrial market; military market; reactive compensators; smart munitions; smartVars; soft switching converters; Circuit breakers; Construction industry; Defense industry; Electric vehicles; MOSFETs; Power system harmonics; Switching converters; Thyristors; Uninterruptible power systems; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2000. IEEE

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6420-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESS.2000.867554

Filename

867554