Component-evaluation facility for high current (200 A), short time (2µs) avalanche testing

Yvan Lausenaz (1) , Jean-François Villard (1) , Daniel Chatroux (1) , Dominique Lafore (2)

1 CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
2 ESIM - ESIM

The new project for uranium enrichment SILVA (joint program CEA-COGEMA) needs specific power converters. These have been studied since 5 years by the Copper vapor laser Technology and Electrotechnique Laboratory of the C.E.A. in Pierrelatte. The aim of this laboratory consists in developing solid-state converters. In order to acquire a very good knowledge about components performances, tools were needed to characterize power components in extreme conditions. So a componentevaluation facility for high current short time avalanche testing has been created and is presented below.

Domaines: Energie électrique

Yvan Lausenaz, Jean-François Villard, Daniel Chatroux, Dominique Lafore. Component-evaluation facility for high current (200 A), short time (2µs) avalanche testing. PCIM'99 - International Conference on Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion, Jun 1999, Nuremberg, Germany. ⟨cea-03293784⟩