High voltage thyristor switch for pulse power applications

Conference Record of the 1994 21st International Power Modulator Symposium, MODSYM 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 93-96

  Spahn, E ^a   Buderer, G ^a   Ramezani, E ^b  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

^b ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; INDUCTANCE; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CURRENT CAPABILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHING; HIGH CURRENT RATES; MULTICHIP TECHNOLOGY; OPERATING VOLTAGE; PULSE POWER APPLICATIONS; REVERSE BLOCKING; THYRISTOR SWITCH;

THYRISTORS;

EID: 33747932192     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MODSYM.1994.597051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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