modelThyristor

Simple Thyristor Model

Extends from Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.ConditionalHeatPort (Partial model to include a conditional HeatPort in order to describe the power loss via a thermal network).

Information

This is a simple thyristor model with three pins: Anode, Cathode and Gate. There are three operating modes:conducting, blocking and reverse breakthrough.
As long as the thyristor is in blocking mode it behaves like a linear resistance Roff=VDRM^2/(VTM*IH). But if the voltage between anode and cathode exceeds VDRM or a positive gate current flows for a sufficient time the mode changes to conducting mode. The model stays in conducting mode until the anode current falls below the holding current IH. There is no way to switch off the thyristor via the gate. If the voltage between anode and cathode is negative, the model represents a diode (parameters Vt, Nbv) with reverse breakthrough voltage VRRM.

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The dV/dt switch on is not taken into account in this model. The gate circuit is not influenced by the main circuit.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
SI.VoltageVDRM100Forward breakthrough voltage
SI.VoltageVRRM100Reverse breakthrough voltage
SI.CurrentIDRM0.1Saturation current
SI.VoltageVTM1.7Conducting voltage
SI.CurrentIH6e-3Holding current
SI.CurrentITM25Conducting current
SI.VoltageVGT0.7Gate trigger voltage
SI.CurrentIGT5e-3Gate trigger current
SI.TimeTON1e-6Switch on time
SI.TimeTOFF15e-6Switch off time
SI.VoltageVt0.04Voltage equivalent of temperature (kT/qn)
RealNbv0.74Reverse Breakthrough emission coefficient
BooleanuseHeatPort (from ConditionalHeatPort)false= true, if heatPort is enabled
SI.TemperatureT (from ConditionalHeatPort)293.15Fixed device temperature if useHeatPort = false
SI.VoltagevRef0.65

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Thermal.HeatTransfer.Interfaces.HeatPort_aheatPort (from ConditionalHeatPort)Conditional heat port
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.PositivePinAnode
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.NegativePinCathode
Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Interfaces.PositivePinGate

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
SI.PowerLossPower (from ConditionalHeatPort)Loss power leaving component via heatPort
SI.TemperatureT_heatPort (from ConditionalHeatPort)Temperature of heatPort
SI.CurrentiGKGate current
SI.VoltagevGKVoltage between gate and cathode
SI.VoltagevAKVoltage between anode and cathode
SI.VoltagevControl
SI.VoltagevContot
SI.VoltagevConmain

Revisions

  • May 12, 2009 by Matthias Franke