Better than a Mosfet for switching high voltage currents is the IGBT,
insulated gate bipolar transistor, I think BUP304 is a popular type.

Justin G

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan B. Pearce [mailto:A.B.Pearce@RL.AC.UK]
Sent: Friday, 19 July 2002 19:24
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [EE]: MOSFETS


>This will use a 1500v 6A
>MINIMUM rated switching transistor. To switch a
>100v rail! And they are still somewhat unreliable,
>even with snubbers and damping all over the place
>keeping the max volts down.

I certainly would not want to be around when the almost inevitable (at some
stage) failure occurs connecting +340V battery terminal to -340V battery
terminal through short circuited fets, bearing in mind that (as I understand
it) they will be series connected car batteries :))))))

Now where is that nuclear bunker :)))

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