A vertical bidirectional bipolar power switch (BipAC) for AC mains applications

A vertical bipolar bidirectional switch (BipAC) is proposed for specific AC mains applications 230 V - 50 Hz. The BipAC exhibits an ON-state voltage drop lower than 1 V and allows an ON-state and OFF-state control with respect to a single electrode which is at the reference potential. It can be real...

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Published in2014 16th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors Rizk, Hiba, Tahir, Hakim, Bourennane, Abdelhakim, Laur, Jean-Pierre, Breil, Marie, Morillon, Benjamin, Menard, Samuel, Collard, Emmanuel
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.08.2014
Subjects
Alternative energy
Bipolar device
Device simulation
Electrodes
Insulated gate bipolar transistors
Junctions
Logic gates
News-witching devices
Power semiconductor device
Substrates
Switches
Thyristors
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Summary:A vertical bipolar bidirectional switch (BipAC) is proposed for specific AC mains applications 230 V - 50 Hz. The BipAC exhibits an ON-state voltage drop lower than 1 V and allows an ON-state and OFF-state control with respect to a single electrode which is at the reference potential. It can be realized either on an N substrate (type PNP) or on a P substrate (type NPN). Its low voltage drop and its ON/OFF control with respect to a single reference electrode make it interesting for applications with low load current (<; 1 A rms). This study is based on 2D physical simulations carried-out using Sentaurus™ software.
DOI:10.1109/EPE.2014.6910942