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   Low losses bidirectional switch for AC mains   [View] 
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 Author(s)   Chawki BENBOUJEMA, Ambroise SCHELLMANNS, Nathalie BATUT, Jean Baptiste QUOIRIN, Laurent VENTURA 
 Abstract   Two power bipolar transistors structures called the trench base-shielded bipolar transistor (TBSBT) and Gate Associated Transistor (GAT) were proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Those structures incorporate deep P+ area in the purpose to achieve high current gain without compromising on the breakdown voltage. In this paper, we suggest a new behaviour for a bipolar bidirectional switch with very low on-state voltage drop, and having a fully turn-on/turn-off control for main application. We propose to use two high current gain bipolar power transistors, one to control the forward current, and the second one to short-circuit the complementary diode, thus, for the first time, significantly decrease its power dissipation.  
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 Date   Last modified 2010-01-27 by System