High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 37, Issue 5, 055002(2025)

Design and application of high-voltage nanosecond switches based on PCSS triggered thyristor surge suppressor arrays

Jing Zhang1, Guanghui Qu2、*, Lin Zhang2, Guoqiang Zhao2, Zhehao Zhang2, Lina Liu2, Yuanyuan Liu2, and Mingqi Li2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
  • 2Department of Physics, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Thyristor Surge Suppressor (TSS) array
    Waveforms of the pulse current
    Pulse system block diagram of PCSS Triggering Thyristor Surge Suppressors Module (PTTSSM)
    Structure diagram of GaAs PCSS
    Equivalent circuit of discharge loop
    Image of PTTSSMs
    High voltage test platform
    Pulse current waveforms of 20 kV PTTSSM
    Pulse current waveform of 100 kV PTTSSM
    Structural diagram of water treatment system
    Pulsed discharge generates plasma
    Absorption spectra of methylene blue solution
    • Table 1. Parameters list of P3500SDLRP

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      Table 1. Parameters list of P3500SDLRP

      modelrepetitive peak off-state voltage/Vbreakover voltage/Vbreakover current/mAholding current/mAcritical rate of decrease of on-state current/(A·μs−1)
      P3500SDLRP320400800501000
    • Table 2. Physical properties of PCSS materials

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      Table 2. Physical properties of PCSS materials

      parameterband gap/eVelectron mobility/(cm2·V−1·s−1)permittivitybreakdown electric field/(MV·cm−1)saturation velocity/(107cm·V−1·s−1)thermal conductivity/(W·cm−1·K−1)resistivity/(Ω·cm)
      Si1.12135011.70.31.01.52.3×105
      GaAs1.43850012.90.41.30.5>107
      SiC3.08009.73.02.04.8105-106
      GaN3.424409.03.32.53.2108
    • Table 3. List of parameters for each component

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      Table 3. List of parameters for each component

      componentmodelpower rating/Wwithstand voltage/kVvalue
      current limiting resistorR180-10010050 MΩ
      energy storage capacitorCSH50000K0.01-M8-2251000.01 μF
      load resistorwater resistoradjustable
    • Table 4. Power parameters of 20 kV PTTSSM and 100 kV PTTSSM

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      Table 4. Power parameters of 20 kV PTTSSM and 100 kV PTTSSM

      peak voltage/kVpeak power/MWvolume/mm3peak power density/(W·cm−3)
      200.310.14×1062.21
      100350.75×10646.7
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    Jing Zhang, Guanghui Qu, Lin Zhang, Guoqiang Zhao, Zhehao Zhang, Lina Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Mingqi Li. Design and application of high-voltage nanosecond switches based on PCSS triggered thyristor surge suppressor arrays[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2025, 37(5): 055002

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    Received: Oct. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 13, 2025

    Published Online: May. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Guanghui Qu (qgh@xaut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202537.240356

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