Title :
Thyristor with integrated forward recovery protection function
Author :
Schulze, H.-J. ; Niedernostheide, F.-J. ; Werdehausen, U. Kellner
Author_Institution :
Infineon AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
A completely self-protected light-triggered high-power thyristor has been developed and fabricated. The integrated protection functions comprise overvoltage protection, dV/dt protection and forward recovery protection. Turn-on characteristics of 8 kV, 4000 A prototype samples under diverse conditions are presented, demonstrating the reliable operation of all the protection functions
Keywords :
overvoltage protection; photothyristors; 4000 A; 8 kV; dV/dt protection; integrated forward recovery protection function; light-triggered high-power thyristor; overvoltage protection; turn-on characteristics; Cathodes; Circuits; HVDC transmission; Protection; Prototypes; Pulse generation; Silicon; Switches; Thyristors; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, 2001. ISPSD '01. Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
4-88686-056-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISPSD.2001.934589
