NewGenerationofHigh–PowerSemiconductorClosingSwitchesforPulsedPowerApplicationsI
IntroductionSolidstatesemiconductorswitchesareveryinvitingtouseatpulsedpowersystemsbecausetheseswitcheshavehighreliability,longlifetime,lowcostsduringusing,andenvironmentalsafetyduetomercuryandleadareabsent
Semiconductorswitchesareabletoworkinanyposition,so,itispossibletodesignsystemsasforstationarylaboratoryusing,andformobileusing
Thereforetheseswitchesarefrequentlyregardedasreplacementofgas-dischargedevices–ignitrons,thyratrons,sparkgapsandvacuumswitchesthatgenerallyusenowinhigh-powerelectrophysicalsystemsincludingpowerlasers
Traditionalthyristors(SCR)aresemiconductorswitchesmostlyusingforpulsedevices
SCRhassmallvalueofforwardvoltagedropatswitch-onstate,ithashighoverloadcapacityforcurrent,andatlastithasrelat