The integrated emitter turn-off thyristor (IETO)-An innovative thyristor-based high power semiconductor device using MOS assisted turn-off

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2175-2182

  Bragard, Michael ^a   Conrad, Marcus ^a   Van Hoek, Hauke ^a   De Doncker, Rik W ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct FET; emitter turn off thyristor (ETO); gate commutated thyristor (GCT); integrated ETO (IETO); internally commutated thyristor (ICT); MOS turn off; press pack; thyristor; unity gain

Indexed keywords

DIRECT FET; EMITTER TURN-OFF THYRISTOR; GATE COMMUTATED THYRISTOR (GCT); INTEGRATED ETO (IETO); INTERNALLY COMMUTATED THYRISTOR (ICT); MOS TURN-OFF; PRESS PACK; UNITY GAIN;

ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; MOSFET DEVICES; POWER ELECTRONICS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

THYRISTORS;

EID: 80053209139     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2011.2161432     Document Type: Article

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