• DocumentCode
    2479456
  • Title

    Single transistor chopper supply for a searchlight

  • Author

    Petersen, M.R.G.

  • Author_Institution
    National Gas Turbine Establishment (United Kingdom)
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    16-20 June 1980
  • Firstpage
    190
  • Lastpage
    199
  • Abstract
    A chopped d.c. power unit supplies a searchlight from a single very large transistor. Current control, high reliability and difficulties with the large dynamic capacitance of the 100 kW transistor are described together with mathematical consideration of the output stage.
  • Keywords
    Resistance; Steady-state; Switches; Switching circuits; Transistors; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1980. PESC. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • ISSN
    0275-9306
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.1980.7089448
  • Filename
    7089448