한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집 (Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference)
- 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.4 No.1
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- Pages.312-315
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- 2003
고전압 GCT(Gate Commutated Thyristor) 소자 설계
A Novel Design for High Voltage RC-GCTs
초록
Basic design of RC-GCTs (Reserve-Conducting Gate-Commutated Thyristors) by novel punch-through (PT) concept with 5,500v rated voltage is described here. A PT and NPT (non punch-through) concept for the same blocking voltage has been compared in detail. The simulation work indicates that GCT with such PT design exhibits that the forward breakdown voltage is 6,400V which is enough for supporting 5500V blocking. Additionally, the real IGCT turn-off in the mode of PNP transistor has been realized. However, the carrier extraction from N-base to gate terminal will be drastic slowly in terms of NPT structure except for the high on-state voltage drop.