High-voltage, high-current, solid-state closing switch
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1375931
- Patent Number(s):
- 9742394
- Application Number:
- 14/305,148
- Assignee:
- National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 16
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Citation Formats
Focia, Ronald Jeffrey. High-voltage, high-current, solid-state closing switch. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Focia, Ronald Jeffrey. High-voltage, high-current, solid-state closing switch. United States.
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"High-voltage, high-current, solid-state closing switch". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1375931.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2017},
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