Energy considerations in second breakdown
Abstract
The energy between the beginning of turn-off and the onset of second breakdown, dissipated at the collectors of power transistors switching inductive loads, was determined and plotted vs the time to second breakdown. A linear relationship was obtained, excluding a thermal initiation mechanism, which requires a t to the 0.5 power dependence.
- Publication:
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Final Report
- Pub Date:
- February 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985ttu..rept.....M
- Keywords:
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- Electrical Faults;
- Energy Dissipation;
- Switching;
- Transistors;
- Linearity;
- Time;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering