Evaluation of 10 kV, 80 kA Si SGTO Switching Components for Army Pulsed Power Applications

Abstract

The U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL) is investigating the switching capabilities of advanced silicon devices for high current pulsed power applications. These solid state switches are intended to replace more traditional vacuum switches. The benefits of these switches are higher dI/dt, peak power levels and current densities, increased reliability and lifetime, and smaller switch volume. The peak current achieved by the device was 83.3 kA, with a 10% to 90% rise time of 3.5 microseconds while a 0.263 MA(2)s without failure. The peak power of the device during this test shot was 78.7 MW. ARL is collaborating with Silicon Power Corp. (SPCO) to evaluate Super-GTO performance and improve upon switch/buss bar packaging for pulsed power applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA495087

Entities

People

  • Heather O'Brien
  • Stephen Bayne
  • Tim Crowley
  • William Shaheen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuits
  • High Voltage
  • Military Research
  • Networks
  • Peak Power
  • Power
  • Power Electronics
  • Pulsed Power
  • Rlc Circuits
  • Switches
  • Switching
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds
  • Thyristors
  • Voltage
  • Voltage Dividers
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
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