GB2174242B - Optically fired lateral thyristor structure - Google Patents

Optically fired lateral thyristor structure

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GB2174242B
GB2174242B GB08604263A GB8604263A GB2174242B GB 2174242 B GB2174242 B GB 2174242B GB 08604263 A GB08604263 A GB 08604263A GB 8604263 A GB8604263 A GB 8604263A GB 2174242 B GB2174242 B GB 2174242B
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thyristor
control circuit
whenever
chips
identical power
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Thomas Herman
Oliver Williams
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Infineon Technologies Americas Corp
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International Rectifier Corp USA
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Abstract

The relay has two separate and identical power thyristors 210 and 211 connected in anti-parallel arrangement. The powerthyristors are each optically switched, lateral conduction devices and both are switched by illuminating their surface by reflected illumination from an LED 225. Each thyristor is provided with a respective control circuit which includes a MOSFET transistor 230-231, for clamping its respective thyristor gate whenever the voltage across the thyristor exceeds a given absolute value or whenever there is a high dV/dt transient across the thyristor. The control circuit for the control transistor includes a capacitance divider 236-239, one element of which is the distributed capacitance 238, 239 of the control transistor; a resistor 234, 235 and a zener diode 232, 233. The control circuit components may be integrated into the thyristor chips. Each of the two identical power chips and the LED chip are spaced from one another and mounted on an alumina substrate. <IMAGE>
GB08604263A 1982-12-21 1986-02-20 Optically fired lateral thyristor structure Expired GB2174242B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/451,792 US4535251A (en) 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 A.C. Solid state relay circuit and structure
US55502583A 1983-11-25 1983-11-25

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GB8604263D0 GB8604263D0 (en) 1986-03-26
GB2174242A GB2174242A (en) 1986-10-29
GB2174242B true GB2174242B (en) 1987-06-10

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GB08333998A Expired GB2133641B (en) 1982-12-21 1983-12-21 Ac solid state relay circuit and thyristor structure
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CA (1) CA1237170A (en)
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FR (1) FR2538170B1 (en)
GB (2) GB2133641B (en)
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SE8306952L (en) 1984-06-22
CA1237170A (en) 1988-05-24
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GB2133641A (en) 1984-07-25
CH664861A5 (en) 1988-03-31
DE3345449A1 (en) 1984-07-12
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IT8324285A0 (en) 1983-12-20
GB2174242A (en) 1986-10-29
GB8604263D0 (en) 1986-03-26
IL70462A0 (en) 1984-03-30
GB8333998D0 (en) 1984-02-01
IT1194526B (en) 1988-09-22
IL70462A (en) 1987-09-16
KR840007203A (en) 1984-12-05
SE8306952D0 (en) 1983-12-15
MX160049A (en) 1989-11-13
FR2538170B1 (en) 1988-05-27
MX155562A (en) 1988-03-25
IT8324285A1 (en) 1985-06-20
BR8307043A (en) 1984-07-31

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