Normally-on bidirectional switch
US6323718A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/0036
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a normally-on bidirectional switch, including, in parallel between two power terminals of the switch, a first cathode-gate thyristor, the anode of which is connected to a first power terminal, a second anode-gate thyristor, the anode of which is connected to a second power terminal, and a resistor in series with a controllable switch, the midpoint of this series association being connected to the respective gates of the two thyristors. The present invention also provides a monolithic integration of the switch.
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