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Title: High-voltage, high-current, solid-state closing switch

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1375931

A high-voltage, high-current, solid-state closing switch uses a field-effect transistor (e.g., a MOSFET) to trigger a high-voltage stack of thyristors. The switch can have a high hold-off voltage, high current carrying capacity, and high time-rate-of-change of current, di/dt. The fast closing switch can be used in pulsed power applications.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
Patent Number(s):
9,742,394
Application Number:
14/305,148
OSTI ID:
1375931
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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