EVALUATION OF THE GTO FOR 270-MVA INTERRUPTER APPLICATIONS Academic Article

abstract

• : The fundamental problem of interrupting a direct current is producing a current zero which will allow for the elimination of current flow. Historically. external circuits have been used to extinguish a plasma (arc) conducting medium by counterpulsing the arc current to zero. Preliminary results show that solid-state dc interrupters utilizing gate turnoff thyristors can provide for reduced capacitive energy storage requirements over vacuum interrupters and SCRs in creating a current zero. Additionally. the hardware required in the gate circuit of the GTO is significantly reduced over the counter pulse circuits in vacuum interrupters and SCRs by taking advantage of the turn-off gain available in the GTO. Interrupters designed around the GTO can have applications in the power conditioning and protection circuits of particle accelerators and fusion reactors. Copyright 1985 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

authors

• Ehsani, Mehrdad

published proceedings

• IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE

author list (cited authors)

• EHSANI, M., & KERNAGHAN, W. H.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• EHSANI, M||KERNAGHAN, WH

publication date

• October 1985

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5106 Nuclear And Plasma Physics
• 7 Affordable And Clean Energy

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/TNS.1985.4334502

start page

• 3784

end page

• 3786

volume

• 32

issue

• 5

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1109%2Ftns.1985.4334502

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy