High-voltage, high-current, solid-state closing switch
| Patent Number: | 9,742,394 |
| Issued: | 8/22/2017 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A high-voltage, high-current, solid-state closing switch uses a field-effect transistor (e.g., a MOSFET) to trigger a high-voltage stack of thyristors. The switch can have a high hold-off voltage, high current carrying capacity, and high time-rate-of-change of current, di/dt. The fast closing switch can be used in pulsed power applications. |
| Filed: | 6/16/2014 |
| Application Number: | 14/305,148 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |