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Main Authors: Jiapeng, Liu, Fucheng, Liu, Jinpeng, Wu, Chunpin, Ren, Jianhong, Pan, Zhengyu, Chen, Biao, Zhao, Xiaozhao, Li, Chijie, Zhuang, Zhanqing, Yu, Xiaoguang, Wei, Rong, Zeng
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.16695
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author Jiapeng, Liu
Fucheng, Liu
Jinpeng, Wu
Chunpin, Ren
Jianhong, Pan
Zhengyu, Chen
Biao, Zhao
Xiaozhao, Li
Chijie, Zhuang
Zhanqing, Yu
Xiaoguang, Wei
Rong, Zeng
author_facet Jiapeng, Liu
Fucheng, Liu
Jinpeng, Wu
Chunpin, Ren
Jianhong, Pan
Zhengyu, Chen
Biao, Zhao
Xiaozhao, Li
Chijie, Zhuang
Zhanqing, Yu
Xiaoguang, Wei
Rong, Zeng
contents With the rapid growth of renewable energy being integrated, transmitted, and utilized in various forms, power systems are evolving from traditional metal-based infrastructures to advanced semiconductor-based technologies. Central to this transformation, power semiconductor devices now face the crucial demands of ultrahigh switching ability, presenting a long-standing challenge in the field. In this work, building on the P-N-P-N scheme, we propose a novel Avalanche Controlled Thyristor (ACT) device, which pivots an active avalanche paradigm to realize robust and strong switch-off ability through semiconductor-level electrical potential manipulation. Unprecedentedly, we achieve a controllable switch-off current record of 15kA, 375% that of the conventional devices without sacrificing the blocking and conduction capability. The novel device signifies that switching ability is no longer a bottleneck for power semiconductor devices, which is believed to revolutionarily reshape the technical and practical landscape of power conversion, and fundamentally boost the large-scale integration, cross-regional transmission, and cost-effective utilization of renewable energy.
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spellingShingle Novel active avalanche paradigm for power semiconductor device extending extending SOA to 6.5kV/15kA
Jiapeng, Liu
Fucheng, Liu
Jinpeng, Wu
Chunpin, Ren
Jianhong, Pan
Zhengyu, Chen
Biao, Zhao
Xiaozhao, Li
Chijie, Zhuang
Zhanqing, Yu
Xiaoguang, Wei
Rong, Zeng
Applied Physics
With the rapid growth of renewable energy being integrated, transmitted, and utilized in various forms, power systems are evolving from traditional metal-based infrastructures to advanced semiconductor-based technologies. Central to this transformation, power semiconductor devices now face the crucial demands of ultrahigh switching ability, presenting a long-standing challenge in the field. In this work, building on the P-N-P-N scheme, we propose a novel Avalanche Controlled Thyristor (ACT) device, which pivots an active avalanche paradigm to realize robust and strong switch-off ability through semiconductor-level electrical potential manipulation. Unprecedentedly, we achieve a controllable switch-off current record of 15kA, 375% that of the conventional devices without sacrificing the blocking and conduction capability. The novel device signifies that switching ability is no longer a bottleneck for power semiconductor devices, which is believed to revolutionarily reshape the technical and practical landscape of power conversion, and fundamentally boost the large-scale integration, cross-regional transmission, and cost-effective utilization of renewable energy.
title Novel active avalanche paradigm for power semiconductor device extending extending SOA to 6.5kV/15kA
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.16695