1. Operational Limits of a Commercial Gate Turn-Off Thyristor for Inductive-Store Systems.
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Sitzman, A., Surls, D., Mallick, J., and Dierks, E.
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THYRISTORS , *ENERGY storage , *SHOCK absorbers , *ELECTRIC inductance , *CAPACITORS , *DIELECTRIC devices , *ELECTRIC power , *LOGIC devices - Abstract
This paper details the testing of a commercially available gate turn-off thyristor (GTO) for application in inductive-store power supplies. GTOs have been used as a component of inductive-store systems directly and as part of compound switches. These GTOs are generally available commercially and typically have extensive datasheets. However, the inductive-store application differs significantly from conventional switching applications, which significantly reduces the utility of the datasheets; GTOs are typically used at 100–1000 Hz in a fairly continuous manner, whereas in an inductive-store system, a GTO may be conducting for a relatively long time before doing a single turn off. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2011
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