New high-voltage power thyristor with built-in protective elements in the semiconductor structure in case of emergency mode
2 March 2012
By
Panteley Dermenzhi
Yury Loktaev
Alexey Surma/"Proton-Electrotex",Head of Research and Development Center
Anatoly Chernikov/"Proton-Electrotex", Deputy Technical Director for New Technology
The important trend towards improving the design of power thyristor, which allows to increase their reliability, is employment of self-protective elements. They are integrated into the silicone structure of thyristor semiconductor what eliminates breakdown in case of unauthorized operating mode.
