Thyristor devices for electric power systems

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · IEEE Trans. Power Appar. Syst.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TPAS.1982.317435· OSTI ID:5224064

Temple, V A.K.

Thyristors of higher voltage and current ratings containing new gate and self-protective features are being developed at General Electric with EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) support. Devices include light triggered thyristors (LTT's), now at the 5 and 6KV level, and asymmetric light triggered thyristors (ALTT's) with 50% higher surge capability and 50% faster turn-off times than a regular thyristor. New features include ''controlled turn-on'', which protects thyristors from destructive di/dt during turn-on, and ''voltage breakover'' (VBO) protection, which prevents destructive avalanche current turn-on. Brief descriptions of recent devices and status reports of various EPRI supported programs are given.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY
• OSTI ID: 5224064
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Power Appar. Syst.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Power Appar. Syst.; (United States) Vol. PAS-101:7; ISSN IEPSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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200300* -- Electric Power Engineering-- Power Transmission & Distribution-- (-1989)
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
ELECTRIC CONTROLLERS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EPRI
EQUIPMENT
OVERVOLTAGE
POWER SYSTEMS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAFETY
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SURGES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THYRISTORS