Conveners
Session 5 : Solid state switches and modulators
- Mike Barnes (CERN)
"Thyristor-Based Switches Operating in Impact-Ionization Wave Mode for Pulsed Power Applications"
Thyristors of tablet design with diameters of silicon wafers of 40 to 56 mm and an operating voltage of 2 to
2.4 kV DC were triggered by an external overvoltage pulse applied across the thyristor main electrodes. In
experiments a voltage rise rate across the thyristor was changed from 1 to 6...
"Experience of Solid-state modulators for HV kickers and septa at SOLEIL"
The pulsed systems for beam injection & extraction at SOLEIL only use solid-state switches in the pulsers. During the technical design of the machine, this had been a strong requirement in order to get excellent availability and reliability of the equipment themselves but also to obtain excellent Top-Up performance,...
