Solid State Thyratron Replacment

Thyratrons in high-power, short-pulse accelerators have a limited lifetime, making it desirable to replace the thyratrons with solid-state devices. Under a recently completed Small Business Innovative Research grant from the Department of Energy, Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has designed, bu...

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Published in2018 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) pp. 42 - 44
Main Authors Roth, Ian, Butler, Neal, Gaudreau P.E, Marcel P. J., Kempkes, Michael, Simpson, Rebecca
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2018
Subjects
Diffusion tensor imaging
Electron tubes
IGBT
Insulated gate bipolar transistors
Modulation
Rectifiers
solid-state
switch
Switches
Switching circuits
thyratron
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Summary:Thyratrons in high-power, short-pulse accelerators have a limited lifetime, making it desirable to replace the thyratrons with solid-state devices. Under a recently completed Small Business Innovative Research grant from the Department of Energy, Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has designed, built, and tested a solid state Thyratron Replacement switch. This switch is capable of meeting both the electrical and physical (size and cooling) requirements to deliver a form-fit-function replacement for the thyratrons used in the Stanford Linear Collider (SLC). It is expected to have an order-of-magnitude longer life than the thyratrons currently used in the SLC modulators.
ISSN:2576-7283
DOI:10.1109/IPMHVC.2018.8936750