Switching of High-Power Current Pulses Up to 250kA and Submillisecond Duration Using New Silicon Devices- Reverse Switched Dinistors

Abstract

The switches based on silicon semiconductor devices - reverse switched dinistors are proposed to switch high-power pulsed currents of microsecond and submillisecond duration. The switch design is described for the operating voltage of up to 25kV and operating current of up to 200kA with the current pulses duration of 500 micro S at 0.1 l(sub max) We give the test results and estimate the possibility of using such a switch in the NIF capacitor bank.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA640457

Entities

People

  • D. Larson
  • G. A. Kirillov
  • G. N. Chumakov
  • I. V. Galakhov
  • S. N. Gudov
  • V. A. Martynenko
  • V. A. Osin
  • V. I. Kovtun
  • V. I. Zolotovki
  • V. M. Murugov

Organizations

  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Assembly
  • Capacitors
  • Electrodes
  • Energy
  • Gas Discharges
  • Glass Lasers
  • Microsecond Time
  • Peak Values
  • Power Supplies
  • Pulsed Power
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Switches
  • Switching
  • Thyristors
  • Vacuum Switches

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics