SIMPLIFIED LARGE CURRENT CROWBAR SWITCH USING THYRISTORS

Authors
YANG JG CHOI JW CHOI JH CHANG HY CHOI DI BENGTSON RD
Citation
Jg. Yang et al., SIMPLIFIED LARGE CURRENT CROWBAR SWITCH USING THYRISTORS, Review of scientific instruments, 64(10), 1993, pp. 3006-3008
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Review of scientific instruments → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346748
Volume
64
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3006 - 3008
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6748(1993)64:10<3006:SLCCSU>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We demonstrate a large current power crowbar switch using thyristors w ithout complex snubber circuits. Current sharing was obtained by selec ting circuit elements for uniform impedance of parallel switches and v aristors were used for voltage sharing between series elements.