TY - GEN
T1 - Unique high energy test bed for experimental thyristor devices
AU - Lacouture, Shelby
AU - Bayne, Stephen B.
AU - Giesselmann, Michael G.
AU - Lawson, Kevin
AU - O'Brien, H.
AU - Scozzie, C. J.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This paper details the design of a test platform for experimental silicon and silicon carbide Super Gate Turn Off devices (SGTOs) capable of stressing the devices with very high energy/power levels while at the same time mimicking a realistic, real world application. To this end an aircraft ground power Motor - Generator set was acquired consisting of a high frequency synchronous generator, a D.C. powered brushless exciter machine, and a 100 HP induction motor. The Si SGTO devices were then placed in a three phase controlled rectifier circuit connected between the generator output and a low impedance high power purely resistive load.
AB - This paper details the design of a test platform for experimental silicon and silicon carbide Super Gate Turn Off devices (SGTOs) capable of stressing the devices with very high energy/power levels while at the same time mimicking a realistic, real world application. To this end an aircraft ground power Motor - Generator set was acquired consisting of a high frequency synchronous generator, a D.C. powered brushless exciter machine, and a 100 HP induction motor. The Si SGTO devices were then placed in a three phase controlled rectifier circuit connected between the generator output and a low impedance high power purely resistive load.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861403651&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/PPC.2011.6191666
DO - 10.1109/PPC.2011.6191666
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84861403651
SN - 9781457706295
T3 - Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference
SP - 1474
EP - 1476
BT - IEEE Conference Record - PPC 2011, Pulsed Power Conference 2011
T2 - 18th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, PPC 2011
Y2 - 19 June 2011 through 23 June 2011
ER -