TY - GEN
T1 - Operation of a high-frequency resonant inverter using mos controlled thryristors
AU - Braun, C.
AU - Pastore, R.
AU - Carter, John
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1992 IEEE.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - MOS Controlled Thyristors (MCTs) are a new kind of semiconductor switch which offers promise for power conversion applications. We report on initial findings of using MCTs in a high-frequency resonant DC-DC power converter which is designed to convert several hundred volts DC to 20-30 kV. Low power (500 W) operation of this converter with both near-commercial P-type and recently developed N-type MCTs is discussed. The resonant architecture results in very low commutation losses by the switches (soft switching) offering the prospect of operating at very high power densities. The H-bridge switch efficiency exceeded 96% at a resonant/operating frequency of 30 kHz - losses per switch were about 1.6%.
AB - MOS Controlled Thyristors (MCTs) are a new kind of semiconductor switch which offers promise for power conversion applications. We report on initial findings of using MCTs in a high-frequency resonant DC-DC power converter which is designed to convert several hundred volts DC to 20-30 kV. Low power (500 W) operation of this converter with both near-commercial P-type and recently developed N-type MCTs is discussed. The resonant architecture results in very low commutation losses by the switches (soft switching) offering the prospect of operating at very high power densities. The H-bridge switch efficiency exceeded 96% at a resonant/operating frequency of 30 kHz - losses per switch were about 1.6%.
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U2 - 10.1109/MODSYM.1992.492624
DO - 10.1109/MODSYM.1992.492624
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85068185699
T3 - 20th Conference Record on Power Modulator Symposium, MODSYM 1992
SP - 278
EP - 280
BT - 20th Conference Record on Power Modulator Symposium, MODSYM 1992
T2 - 20th Conference on Power Modulator Symposium, MODSYM 1992
Y2 - 23 June 1992 through 25 June 1992
ER -