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2-kV thyristor triggered in impact-ionization wave mode by a solid-state spiral generator
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Title: | 2-kV thyristor triggered in impact-ionization wave mode by a solid-state spiral generator |
Authors: | Lavrinovich, I Gusev, AI Bland, S De Ferron, AS Pecastaing, L Parker, S Yan, J Novac, BM |
Item Type: | Journal Article |
Abstract: | Impact-ionization wave triggering of a thyristor enables it to switch significantly higher currents with much faster rise times ( dI/dt ) than through conventional triggering; indeed tests on commercial components demonstrate that both current and dI/dt can be increased an order of magnitude over their specified datasheet values by utilizing impact ionization. However, creating an impact ionization wave places stringent requirements on the generator used to trigger the thyristor—particularly the trigger pulse must have a voltage rise rate ( dV/dt ) of more than 1 kV/ns and an amplitude over twice the thyristors static breakdown voltage. Given the capacitance of a thyristor is relatively large, often hundreds of pF, this is difficult to achieve with many common triggering methods. In this study, we present a bespoke, cost-effective, trigger generator that has been developed based on spiral/vector inversion techniques coupled to an optimized sharpening circuit. Using this generator, both a 2-kV single thyristor and a 4-kV stack of two thyristors in series were triggered in the impact-ionization mode. The thyristors had a wafer diameter of 32 mm and capacitances of 370 pF. With a single thyristor 100 shots were performed with it switching a peak current of 1.25 kA and an associated dI/dt of 12 kA/ μs . With two thyristors, peak currents of 2.6 kA and with dI/dt of 25 kA/ μs were achieved. In all experiments no degradation of the semiconductor structure was observed. The work opens the way for developing very powerful, but still compact, solid-state trigger generators and larger pulsers for a wide range of pulsed power applications. |
Issue Date: | Oct-2022 |
Date of Acceptance: | 23-Jun-2022 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/104488 |
DOI: | 10.1109/TPS.2022.3187213 |
ISSN: | 0093-3813 |
Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Start Page: | 3443 |
End Page: | 3451 |
Journal / Book Title: | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science |
Volume: | 50 |
Issue: | 10 |
Copyright Statement: | Copyright © 2022 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. |
Publication Status: | Published |
Online Publication Date: | 2022-07-13 |
Appears in Collections: | Quantum Optics and Laser Science Physics Plasma Physics |